USN-3911-2: file regression

USN-3911-1 fixed vulnerabilities in file. One of the backported security fixes introduced a regression that caused the interpreter string to be truncated. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that file incorrectly handled...

USN-4356-1: Squid vulnerabilities

Jeriko One discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain Edge Side Includes ESI responses. A malicious remote server could cause Squid to crash, possibly poison the cache, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2019-12519, CVE-2019-12521 It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled the...

USN-4355-1: PulseAudio vulnerability

PulseAudio in Ubuntu contains additional functionality to mediate audio recording for snap packages and it was discovered that this functionality did not mediate PulseAudio module unloading. An attacker-controlled snap with only the audio-playback interface connected could exploit this to bypass...

USN-4353-2: Firefox regression

USN-4353-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a regression that impaired the functionality of some addons. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in ...

USN-4354-1: Mailman vulnerability

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary content in the login page...

USN-4353-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass security restrictions, spoof the URL bar, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-6831, CVE-2020-1238...

USN-4352-2: OpenLDAP vulnerability

USN-4352-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain queries. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP ...

USN-4352-1: OpenLDAP vulnerability

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain queries. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-4351-1: Linux firmware vulnerability

Eli Biham and Lior Neumann discovered that certain Bluetooth devices incorrectly validated key exchange parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information...

USN-4330-2: PHP vulnerabilities

USN-4330-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain EXIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information or cause a crash...

USN-4350-1: MySQL vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 8.0.80 in Ubuntu 19.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS have been updated to MySQL 5.7.30. In addition to security fixes...

LSN-0066-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

It was discovered that the virtual terminal implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle resize events. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2020-8647 It was discovered that the virtual terminal implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race...

USN-4349-1: EDK II vulnerabilities

A buffer overflow was discovered in the network stack. An unprivileged user could potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service. This issue was already fixed in a previous release for 18.04 LTS and 19.10. CVE-2018-12178 A buffer overflow was discovered in BlockIo service. An...

USN-4342-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Al Viro discovered that the Linux kernel for s390x systems did not properly perform page table upgrades for kernel sections that use secondary address mode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-11884 It was discovered that t...

USN-4333-2: Python vulnerabilities

USN-4333-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform CRLF injection...

USN-4341-2: Samba vulnerability

USN-4341-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain LDAP queries. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Samba to consume resources,...

USN-4348-1: Mailman vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to issue execute arbitrary scripts or HTML. CVE-2018-0618 It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to display arbitrary text o...

USN-4347-1: WebKitGTK vulnerability

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service...

USN-4341-3: Samba regression

USN-4341-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Samba. The updated packages for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS introduced a regression when using LDAP. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain LDAP queries. A remo...

USN-4346-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the QLogic Fibre Channel driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for error, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2019-16233 It was discovered that the Intel Wi-Fi driver in t...

USN-4345-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Al Viro discovered that the Linux kernel for s390x systems did not properly perform page table upgrades for kernel sections that use secondary address mode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-11884 It was discovered that t...

USN-4344-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Intel Wi-Fi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for errors in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2019-16234 It was discovered that the Intel WiMAX 2400 driver in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-4343-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Al Viro discovered that the Linux kernel for s390x systems did not properly perform page table upgrades for kernel sections that use secondary address mode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4341-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Andrei Popa discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain LDAP queries. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Samba to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2020-10700 It was...

USN-4338-2: re2c vulnerability

USN-4338-1 fixed vulnerabilities in re2c. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Agostino Sarubbo discovered that re2c incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4332-2: File Roller vulnerability

USN-4332-1 fixed vulnerabilities in File Roller. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information...

USN-4340-1: CUPS vulnerabilities

It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled certain language values. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 19.10...

USN-4339-1: OpenEXR vulnerabilities

Brandon Perry discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS...

USN-4338-1: re2c vulnerability

Agostino Sarubbo discovered that re2c incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4337-1: OpenJDK vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service while processing a specially crafted regular expression. CVE-2020-2754, CVE-2020-2755 It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled class...

USN-4336-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4335-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, bypass same-origin...

USN-4333-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Python incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform CRLF injection. CVE-2019-18348 It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denia...

USN-4334-1: Git vulnerability

Carlo Arenas discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain URLs containing newlines, empty hosts, or lacking a scheme. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Git into returning credential information for a wrong host...

USN-4332-1: File Roller vulnerability

It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information...

USN-4331-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerability

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service...

USN-4330-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain file uploads. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. CVE-2020-7062 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain PHAR archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information...

USN-4329-1: Git vulnerability

Felix Wilhelm discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain URLs that included newlines. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Git into returning credential information for a wrong host...

USN-4328-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Message ID calculation was based on uninitialized data. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2020-6792 Mutiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an...

USN-4319-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the IPMI message handler implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service kernel memory exhaustion. CVE-2019-19046 Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux...

LSN-0065-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

Andrew Honig reported a flaw in the way KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine emulated the IOAPIC. A privileged guest user could exploit this flaw to read host memory or cause a denial of service crash the host. CVE-2013-1798 It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel, when...

USN-4327-1: libssh vulnerability

Yasheng Yang discovered that libssh incorrectly handled AES-CTR ciphers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libssh to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-4326-1: libiberty vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary...

USN-4325-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the IPMI message handler implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service kernel memory exhaustion. CVE-2019-19046 Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux...

USN-4324-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux kernel contained a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2020-8428 Shijie Luo discovered that the ext4 file system...

USN-4323-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-6821, CVE-2020-6822, CVE-2020-6824,...

USN-4322-1: GnuTLS vulnerability

It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled randomness when performing DTLS negotiation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information, contrary to expectations...

USN-4321-1: HAProxy vulnerability

Felix Wilhelm discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain HTTP/2 requests. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4318-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux kernel contained a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2020-8428 Gustavo Romero and Paul Mackerras discovered that th...

USN-4320-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux kernel contained a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly expose sensitive information kernel memory...