USN-3694-1: NASM vulnerabilities

It was discovered that NASM incorrectly handled certain source files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted source file, a remote attacker could use these issues to cause NASM to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3693-1: JasPer vulnerabilities

It was discovered that JasPer incorrectly handled certain malformed JPEG-2000 image files. If a user or automated system using JasPer were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of th...

USN-3692-2: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

USN-3692-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Keegan Ryan discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled ECDSA key generation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache-timing attack and...

USN-3692-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

Keegan Ryan discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled ECDSA key generation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache-timing attack and recover private ECDSA keys. CVE-2018-0495 Guido Vranken discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled very large prime values during a key...

USN-3691-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK did not correctly perform merging of multiple sections for the same file listed in JAR archive file manifests. An attacker could possibly use this to modify attributes in a manifest without invalidating the signature. CVE-2018-2790 Francesc...

USN-3690-1: AMD Microcode update

Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Spectre. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. This update provide...

USN-3689-2: Libgcrypt vulnerability

USN-3689-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libgcrypt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Keegan Ryan discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a side-channel attack. A local attacker could possibly use this attack to recover ECDSA private ke...

USN-3688-1: Spidermonkey vulnerabilities

Multiple memory safety issues were fixed in Spidermonkey. An attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-3689-1: Libgcrypt vulnerability

Keegan Ryan discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a side-channel attack. A local attacker could possibly use this attack to recover ECDSA private keys...

USN-3675-3: GnuPG vulnerability

USN-3675-1 fixed a vulnerability in GnuPG. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Marcus Brinkmann discovered that during decryption or verification, GnuPG did not properly filter out terminal sequences when reporting the original filename. ...

USN-3687-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

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-3678-4: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle corrupted meta data in some situations. An attacker could use this to specially craft an ext4 file system that caused a denial of service system crash when mounted. CVE-2018-1092 It was discovere...

USN-3675-2: GnuPG 2 vulnerability

USN-3675-1 fixed a vulnerability in GnuPG 2 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding update for GnuPG 2 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Marcus Brinkmann discovered that during decryption or verification, GnuPG did not...

USN-3686-1: file vulnerabilities

Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled a large number of notes. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2014-9620 Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled certain long strings. An...

USN-3685-1: Ruby vulnerabilities

Some of these CVE were already addressed in previous USN: 3439-1, 3553-1, 3528-1. Here we address for the remain releases. It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use this to cause a buffer overrun. CVE-2017-0898 It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly...

USN-3684-2: Perl vulnerability

USN-3684-1 fixed a vulnerability in perl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files...

USN-3684-1: Perl vulnerability

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files...

USN-3683-1: Bind vulnerability

Andrew Skalski discovered that Bind could incorrectly enable recursion when the "allow-recursion" setting wasn't specified. This issue could improperly permit recursion to all clients, contrary to expectations...

USN-3682-1: Firefox vulnerability

A heap buffer overflow was discovered in Skia. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-3678-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle corrupted meta data in some situations. An attacker could use this to specially craft an ext4 file system that caused a denial of service system crash when mounted. CVE-2018-1092 It was discovere...

USN-3681-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of th...

USN-3680-1: libvirt vulnerability and update

Ken Johnson and Jann Horn independently discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. An attacker in the guest could use this to expose sensitive guest information, including kernel memory. This update...

USN-3679-1: QEMU update

Ken Johnson and Jann Horn independently discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. An attacker in the guest could use this to expose sensitive guest information, including kernel memory. This update...

USN-3678-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle corrupted meta data in some situations. An attacker could use this to specially craft an ext4 file system that caused a denial of service system crash when mounted. CVE-2018-1092 It was discovere...

USN-3678-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle corrupted meta data in some situations. An attacker could use this to specially craft an ext4 filesystem that caused a denial of service system crash when mounted. CVE-2018-1092 It was discovered...

USN-3677-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3677-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 17.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly validate...

USN-3676-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3676-1 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-3677-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly validate ebtables offsets. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-1068 Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in t...

USN-3676-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle corrupted meta data in some situations. An attacker could use this to specially craft an ext4 filesystem that caused a denial of service system crash when mounted. CVE-2018-1092, CVE-2018-1093 It...

USN-3675-1: GnuPG vulnerabilities

Marcus Brinkmann discovered that during decryption or verification, GnuPG did not properly filter out terminal sequences when reporting the original filename. An attacker could use this to specially craft a file that would cause an application parsing GnuPG output to incorrectly interpret the...

USN-3674-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3674-1 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 ESM. It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly...

USN-3674-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly validate ebtables offsets. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-1068 It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in t...

USN-3673-1: Unbound vulnerability

Ralph Dolmans and Karst Koymans discovered that Unbound did not properly handle certain NSEC records. An attacker could use this to to prove the non-existence NXDOMAIN answer of an existing wildcard record, or trick Unbound into accepting a NODATA proof...

USN-3672-1: Liblouis vulnerabilities

Henri Salo discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-11683, CVE-2018-11684, CVE-2018-11685...

USN-3671-1: Git vulnerabilities

Etienne Stalmans discovered that git did not properly validate git submodules files. A remote attacker could possibly use this to craft a git repo that causes arbitrary code execution when "git clone --recurse-submodules" is used. CVE-2018-11235 It was discovered that an integer overflow existed ...

USN-3670-1: elfutils vulnerabilities

Agostino Sarubbo discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed ELF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ELF file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3658-2: procps-ng vulnerabilities

USN-3658-1 fixed a vulnerability in procps-ng. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libprocps incorrectly handled the file2strvec function. A local attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3669-1: Liblouis vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. CVE-2018-11410 It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to...

USN-3664-2: Apport vulnerability

USN-3664-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. Sander Bos reported that Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was also vulnerable to this issue, but was incorrectly omitted from the previous updates. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Sander Bos discovered that...

USN-3668-1: Exempi vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Exempi incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Exempi to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3667-1: libytnef vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libytnef incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2017-12141, CVE-2017-9146, CVE-2017-9471, CVE-2017-9473 It was discovered that libytnef incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this t...

USN-3666-1: Oslo middleware vulnerability

Divya K Konoor discovered Oslo middleware was vulnerable to an information disclosure. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from OpenStack component error logs...

USN-3665-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled being configured with HTTP PUTs enabled. A remote attacker could use this issue to upload a JSP file to the server and execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. CVE-2017-12616,...

USN-3664-1: Apport vulnerability

Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps when certain files are missing from /proc. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, gain root privileges, or escape from containers...

USN-3663-1: HAProxy vulnerability

It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain resquests. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information...

USN-3662-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained flaws in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use these issues to cause a denial of service or potentially escalate their privileges on the system...

USN-3661-1: Batik vulnerability

It was discovered that Batik incorrectly handled certain XML. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information...

USN-3586-2: DHCP vulnerabilities

USN-3586-1 fixed a vulnerability in DHCP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Felix Wilhelm discovered that the DHCP client incorrectly handled certain malformed responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the DHCP client t...

USN-3660-1: 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 via application crash, install lightweight themes without user interaction, or...

USN-3598-2: curl vulnerabilities

USN-3598-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Phan Thanh discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain FTP paths. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary cod...