USN-3822-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jim Mattson discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel mismanages the BP and OF exceptions. A local attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to cause a denial of service guest OS crash. CVE-2016-9588 It was discovered that the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did...

USN-3820-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the Xen netback driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform input validation in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-15471 It was discovered that the generic SCSI...

USN-3821-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3821-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3821-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly ensure that xattr information remained in inode bodies. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-10880 It...

USN-3820-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3820-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Felix Wilhelm discovered that the Xen netback driver in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3819-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the Xen netback driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform input validation in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3820-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the Xen netback driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform input validation in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-15471 It was discovered that the generic SCSI...

USN-3818-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain trigger definitions when running pgupgrade or pgdump. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL statements with superuser privileges...

USN-3817-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled large amounts of data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2018-1000030 It was...

USN-3811-2: SpamAssassin vulnerability

USN-3811-1 fixed a vulnerability in SpamAssassin. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain unclosed tags in emails. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a deni...

USN-3814-3: ClamAV vulnerabilities

Updated: 2018-11-21: The embedded version of libmspack in ClamAV was found to not be affected by the listed vulnerabilities, therefore the following is not applicable. USN-3814-2 fixed several vulnerabilities in clamav. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original...

USN-3814-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities

Updated: 2018-11-21: The embedded version of libmspack in ClamAV was found to not be affected by the listed vulnerabilities, therefore the following is not applicable. USN-3814-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libmspack. In Ubuntu 14.04 libmspack is included into ClamAV. This update provides th...

USN-3816-1: systemd vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that unitdeserialize incorrectly handled status messages above a certain length. A local attacker could potentially exploit this via NotifyAccess to inject arbitrary state across re-execution and obtain root privileges. CVE-2018-15686 Jann Horn discovered a race condition in...

USN-3815-2: gettext vulnerability

USN-3815-1 fixed a vulnerability in gettext. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3815-1: gettext vulnerability

It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3814-1: libmspack vulnerabilities

It was discovered libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2018-18584, CVE-2018-18585...

USN-3813-1: pyOpenSSL vulnerabilities

It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled memory when handling X509 objects. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause pyOpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-1000807 It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled...

USN-3812-1: nginx vulnerabilities

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the HTTP/2 implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause excessive memory consumption, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. CVE-2018-16843 Gal...

USN-3811-1: SpamAssassin vulnerabilities

It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain unclosed tags in emails. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2017-15705 It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled the PDFInfo plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use th...

USN-3810-1: ppp vulnerability

Ivan Gotovchits discovered that ppp incorrectly handled the EAP-TLS protocol. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ppp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass authentication...

USN-3786-2: libxkbcommon vulnerabilities

USN-3786-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libxkbcommon. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libxkbcommon incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-3809-1: OpenSSH vulnerabilities

Robert Swiecki discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2016-10708 It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled certain requests. ...

USN-3808-1: Ruby vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the certificate check. CVE-2018-16395 It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3807-1: NetworkManager vulnerability

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the NetworkManager internal DHCPv6 client incorrectly handled certain DHCPv6 messages. In non-default configurations where the internal DHCP client is enabled, an attacker on the same network could use this issue to cause NetworkManager to crash, resulting in a denia...

USN-3806-1: systemd vulnerability

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the systemd-networkd DHCPv6 client incorrectly handled certain DHCPv6 messages. In configurations where systemd-networkd is being used, an attacker on the same network could use this issue to cause systemd-networkd to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or...

USN-3805-2: curl vulnerability

USN-3805-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Brian Carpenter discovered that the curl command-line tool incorrectly handled error messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensiti...

USN-3805-1: curl vulnerabilities

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled SASL authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-16839 Brian Carpenter discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when...

USN-3804-1: OpenJDK vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK did not properly ensure that manifest elements were signed before use. An attacker could possibly use this to specially construct an untrusted Java application or applet that could escape sandbox restrictions. CVE-2018-3136 Artem Smotrakov...

USN-3803-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple security issues in Ghostscript. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service...

USN-3799-2: MySQL vulnerabilities

USN-3799-1 fixed a vulnerability in MySQL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 5.5.62 in...

USN-3802-1: X.Org X server vulnerability

Narendra Shinde discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled certain command line parameters when running as root with the legacy wrapper. When certain graphics drivers are being used, a local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges...

USN-3801-1: 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 CSP restrictions, spoof the protocol registration notification bar, leak SameSite cookies, bypass...

USN-3800-1: audiofile vulnerabilities

It was discovered that audiofile incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2018-13440 It was discovered that audiofile incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3799-1: 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 5.5.62 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.10 have been updated to MySQL 5.7.24. In addition to security fixes,...

USN-3788-2: Tex Live-bin vulnerability

USN-3788-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tex Live. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10 Original advisory details: It was discovered that Tex Live incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-17407...

USN-3777-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

USN-3777-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 %LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel for Azure Cloud systems. Jann Horn discovered that the vmacache subsystem did not properly handle sequence number overflows, leading to a use-after-free...

USN-3797-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3797-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Noam Rathaus discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Infiniband...

USN-3797-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Noam Rathaus discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Infiniband implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-14734 It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the CD-ROM driver of the Linux kerne...

USN-3798-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3798-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3798-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is negatively instantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2015-8539 It...

USN-3790-2: Requests vulnerability

USN-3790-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Requests. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10 Original advisory details: It was discovered that Requests incorrectly handled certain HTTP headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information...

USN-3796-3: Paramiko vulnerability

USN-3796-1 fixed a vulnerability in Paramiko. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10. Original advisory details: Daniel Hoffman discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass...

USN-3795-2: libssh vulnerability

USN-3795-1 fixed a vulnerability in libssh. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10. Original advisory details: Peter Winter-Smith discovered that libssh incorrectly handled authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass...

USN-3792-3: Net-SNMP vulnerability

USN-3792-1 fixed a vulnerability in Net-SNMP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain certain crafted packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Net-SNMP to crash,...

USN-3796-2: Paramiko vulnerability

USN-3796-1 fixed a vulnerability in paramiko. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Daniel Hoffman discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass...

USN-3796-1: Paramiko vulnerability

Daniel Hoffman discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass authentication without any credentials...

USN-3795-1: libssh vulnerability

Peter Winter-Smith discovered that libssh incorrectly handled authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass authentication without any credentials...

USN-3789-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities

USN-3789-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled unpacking MEW executables. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulti...

USN-3794-1: MoinMoin vulnerability

It was discovered that MoinMoin incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information...

USN-3792-2: Net-SNMP vulnerability

USN-3792-1 fixed a vulnerability in Net-SNMP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain certain crafted packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Net-SNMP to...