USN-3776-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the vmacache subsystem did not properly handle sequence number overflows, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-17182 It was discovered that the...

USN-3775-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3775-1 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 paravirtualization implementation in the Linux kernel did n...

USN-3775-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the paravirtualization implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some indirect calls, reducing the effectiveness of Spectre v2 mitigations for paravirtual guests. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2018-15594 It was...

USN-3774-1: strongSwan vulnerability

It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled signature validation in the gmp plugin. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3769-2: Bind vulnerability

USN-3769-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bind. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled the deny-answer-aliases feature. If this feature is enabled, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Bin...

USN-3773-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ghostscript contained multiple security issues. 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-3719-3: Mutt vulnerabilities

USN-3719-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Mutt. Unfortunately, the fixes were not correctly applied to the packaging for Mutt in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update corrects the oversight. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain...

USN-3772-1: UDisks vulnerability

It was discovered that UDisks incorrectly handled format strings when logging. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information...

USN-3771-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities

It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled IKEv2 key derivation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2018-10811 Sze Yiu Chau discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled parsing OIDs in the gmp plugin. A...

USN-3770-2: Little CMS vulnerabilities

USN-3770-1 fixed a vulnerability in Little CMS. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Pedro Ribeiro discoreved that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-3770-1: Little CMS vulnerabilities

Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2016-10165 Quang Nguyen discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute...

USN-3769-1: Bind vulnerability

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled the deny-answer-aliases feature. If this feature is enabled, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3766-2: PHP vulnerabilities

USN-3766-1 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in JPEG images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting...

USN-3767-2: GLib vulnerabilities

USN-3767-1 fixed a vulnerability in GLib. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code...

USN-3768-1: 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-3767-1: GLib vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-16428 It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access...

USN-3722-6: ClamAV vulnerabilities

USN-3722-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ClamAV. The new package introduced an issue which caused dpkg-reconfigure to enter an infinite loop. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain...

USN-3766-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled restarting certain child processes when php-fpm is used. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. CVE-2015-9253 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled...

USN-3722-5: ClamAV regression

USN-3722-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ClamAV. The new package introduced an issue which caused dpkg-reconfigure to enter an infinite loop. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain...

USN-3761-3: Firefox regressions

USN-3761-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused several regressions affecting spellchecker dictionaries and search engines, which were partially fixed by USN-3761-2. This update contains the remaining fix. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple...

USN-3765-2: curl vulnerability

USN-3765-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3765-1: curl vulnerability

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3761-2: Firefox regressions

USN-3761-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused several regressions affecting spellchecker dictionaries and search engines. This update fixes the problems. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user...

USN-3747-2: OpenJDK 10 regression

USN-3747-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 10 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Unfortunately, that update introduced a regression around accessability support that prevented some Java applications from starting. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: I...

USN-3764-1: Zsh vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-0502, CVE-2018-13259 Richard Maciel Costa discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute...

USN-3763-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Juha-Matti Tilli discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel performed algorithmically expensive operations in some situations when handling incoming packets. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service...

USN-3762-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3762-1 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. It was discovered that the VirtIO subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly...

USN-3762-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the VirtIO subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A local attacker could use this to possibly expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2018-1118 Seunghun Han discovered an information leak in the ACPI handling code in the...

USN-3761-1: 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, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-12375, CVE-2018-12376, CVE-2018-12377, CVE-2018-12378 It was...

USN-3760-1: transfig vulnerability

It was discovered that transfig incorrectly handled certain FIG files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3759-2: libtirpc vulnerabilities

USN-3759-1 fixed a vulnerability in libtirpc. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Aldy Hernandez discovered that libtirpc incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-3759-1: libtirpc vulnerabilities

Aldy Hernandez discovered that libtirpc incorrectly handled certain inputs. 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-2016-4429 It was discovered that libtirpc incorrectly handled certain inputs. An...

USN-3758-2: libx11 vulnerabilities

USN-3758-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libx11. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information...

USN-3758-1: libx11 vulnerabilities

Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information CVE-2016-7942 Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access...

USN-3757-1: poppler vulnerability

Hosein Askari discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possible use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-3752-3: Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1000200 Wen Xu discovered that the XFS...

USN-3756-1: Intel Microcode vulnerabilities

It was discovered that memory present in the L1 data cache of an Intel CPU core may be exposed to a malicious process that is executing on the CPU core. This vulnerability is also known as L1 Terminal Fault L1TF. A local attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to expose sensitive...

USN-3755-1: GD vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GD incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-1000222 It was discovered that GD incorrectly handled certain GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2018-571...

USN-3753-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3753-1 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. It was discovered that the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly...

USN-3752-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3752-1 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. It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory situation, a null...

USN-3754-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-10208 It was discovered that an...

USN-3753-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly enforce permissions on kernel memory access. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly elevate privileges. CVE-2017-13168 Wen Xu discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability...

USN-3752-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1000200 Wen Xu discovered that the XFS...

USN-3751-1: Spice vulnerability

It was discovered that Spice incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-3750-1: Pango vulnerability

Jeffrey M. discovered that Pango incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-3749-1: 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-3748-1: base-files vulnerability

Sander Bos discovered that the MOTD update script incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly escalate privileges if kernel symlink restrictions were disabled...

USN-3747-1: OpenJDK 10 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly validate types in some situations. An attacker could use this to construct a Java class that could possibly bypass sandbox restrictions. CVE-2018-2825, CVE-2018-2826 It was discovered that the PatternSyntaxException class in OpenJDK did not properly...

USN-3742-3: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) regressions

USN-3742-2 introduced mitigations in the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM to address L1 Terminal Fault L1TF vulnerabilities CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646. Unfortunately, the update introduced regressions that caused kernel panics when booting in some environments as well a...

USN-3746-1: APT vulnerability

It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled the mirror method mirror://. If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install altered packages in environments configured to use mirror:// entries...