USN-3316-1: FreeRADIUS vulnerability

Stefan Winter and Luboš Pavlíček discovered that FreeRADIUS incorrectly handled the TLS session cache. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication by resuming an unauthenticated session...

USN-3314-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the keyring implementation in the Linux kernel in some situations did not prevent special internal keyrings from being joined by userspace keyrings. A privileged local attacker could use this to bypass module verification. CVE-2016-9604 It was discovered that a buffer...

USN-3313-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability

USN-3313-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the trace subsystem in the Linux kernel. A...

USN-3312-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3312-1 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 netfilter netlink implementation in the Linux kernel did no...

USN-3312-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the netfilter netlink implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate batch messages. A local attacker with the CAPNETADMIN capability could use this to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service. CVE-2016-7917 Qian Zhang discovered a heap-based...

USN-3313-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the trace subsystem in the Linux kernel. A privileged local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3311-1: libnl vulnerability

It was discovered that libnl incorrectly handled memory when performing certain operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libnl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-3310-1: lintian vulnerability

Jakub Wilk discovered that lintian incorrectly handled deserializing certain YAML files. If a user or automated system were tricked into running lintian on a specially crafted package, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3309-1: Libtasn1 vulnerability

Jakub Jirasek discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain assignments files. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted assignments file, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbirary code...

USN-3308-1: Puppet vulnerabilities

Dennis Rowe discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled the search path. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-3248 It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled YAML deserialization. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute...

USN-3307-1: OpenLDAP vulnerability

Karsten Heymann discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause slapd to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3306-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities

Agostino Sarubbo and Jakub Jirasek discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3305-1: 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-3304-1: Sudo vulnerability

It was discovered that Sudo did not properly parse the contents of /proc/pid/stat when attempting to determine its controlling tty. A local attacker in some configurations could possibly use this to overwrite any file on the filesystem, bypassing intended permissions...

USN-3212-2: LibTIFF regression

USN-3212-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibTIFF. Unfortunately, some of the security patches were misapplied, which caused a regression when processing certain images. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that LibTIFF...

USN-3303-1: 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-3302-1: 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-3301-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the strongSwan gmp plugin incorrectly validated RSA public keys. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2017-9022 It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly parsed ASN.1 CHOICE types. A remote attacker...

USN-3300-1: juju-core vulnerability

Ryan Beisner discovered juju did not set permissions on a Unix domain socket. A local attacker could use this flaw to gain administrative privileges...

USN-3299-1: Firefox update

Some security information preloaded in Firefox was due to expire before the next scheduled release. This update bumps the expiration times...

USN-3296-2: Samba vulnerability

USN-3296-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled shared libraries. A remote attacker could use this flaw to upload a shared library to a writable share and...

USN-3298-2: MiniUPnP vulnerability

USN-3298-1 fixed a vulnerability in MiniUPnP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 17.04. Original advisory details: It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary co...

USN-3298-1: MiniUPnP vulnerability

It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an application that uses the MiniUPnP library...

USN-3297-1: jbig2dec vulnerabilities

Bingchang Liu discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when decoding malformed image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted JBIG2 image file, a remote attacker could cause jbig2dec to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly...

USN-3296-1: Samba vulnerability

It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled shared libraries. A remote attacker could use this flaw to upload a shared library to a writable share and execute arbitrary code...

USN-3283-2: rtmpdump vulnerabilities

Dave McDaniel discovered that rtmpdump incorrectly handled certain malformed streams. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted stream, a remote attacker could cause rtmpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3275-3: OpenJDK 7 regression

USN-3275-2 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 7. Unfortunately, the update introduced a regression when handling TLS handshakes. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenJDK improperly re-used cached NTLM connections in...

USN-3295-1: 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-3291-3: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3291-1 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. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the generic SCSI sg subsystem in the Linux kernel...

USN-3291-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-3291-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the generic Linux kernel. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel built for specific processors and cloud environments. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the generic SCSI sg subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer...

USN-3294-1: Bash vulnerabilities

Bernd Dietzel discovered that Bash incorrectly expanded the hostname when displaying the prompt. If a remote attacker were able to modify a hostname, this flaw could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. CVE-2016-0634...

USN-3282-2: FreeType vulnerabilities

It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3276-2: shadow regression

USN-3276-1 intended to fix a vulnerability in su. The solution introduced a regression in su signal handling. This update modifies the security fix. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Sebastian Krahmer discovered integer overflows in shadow utilities. A local attacker...

USN-3293-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that KVM implementation in the Linux kernel improperly emulated the VMXON instruction. A local attacker in a guest OS could use this to cause a denial of service memory consumption in the host OS. CVE-2017-2596 Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the generic SCSI sg subsystem i...

USN-3292-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability

USN-3292-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Jason Donenfeld discovered a heap overflow in the MACsec module in the Linux kernel. An attack...

USN-3292-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Jason Donenfeld discovered a heap overflow in the MACsec module in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3291-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the generic SCSI sg subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker with access to an sg device could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-7187 It was discovered that a...

USN-3290-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Marco Grassi discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel mishandles socket buffer skb truncation. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...

USN-3278-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-5429,...

USN-3272-2: Ghostscript regression

USN-3272-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ghostscript. This change introduced a regression when the DELAYBIND feature is used with the eqproc command. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Ghostscript improperly handled...

USN-3289-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

Li Qiang discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled VirtFS directory sharing. A privileged attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2017-7377, CVE-2017-8086 Jiangxin discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the Cirrus VGA device. A...

USN-3275-2: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

USN-3275-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 8. This update provides the corresponding updates for OpenJDK 7. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenJDK improperly re-used cached NTLM connections in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a Java applicati...

USN-3288-1: libytnef vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libytnef incorrectly handled malformed TNEF streams. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted TNEF attachment, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3287-1: Git vulnerability

Timo Schmid discovered that the Git restricted shell incorrectly filtered allowed commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run an interactive pager and access sensitive information...

USN-3286-1: KDE-Libs vulnerability

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the KDE-Libs Kauth component incorrectly checked services invoking D-Bus. A local attacker could use this issue to gain root privileges...

USN-3285-1: LightDM vulnerability

Tyler Hicks discovered that LightDM did not confine the user session for guest users. An attacker with physical access could use this issue to access files and other resources that they should not be able to access. In the default installation, this includes files in the home directories of other...

USN-3260-2: Firefox regression

USN-3260-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused the date picker panel and form validation errors to close immediately on opening. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a...

USN-3275-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenJDK improperly re-used cached NTLM connections in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a Java application to perform actions with the credentials of a different user. CVE-2017-3509 It was discovered that an untrusted library search path fl...

USN-3284-1: OpenVPN vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenVPN improperly triggered an assert when receiving an oversized control packet in some situations. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service server or client crash. CVE-2017-7478 It was discovered that OpenVPN improperly triggered an assert when packe...

USN-3283-1: rtmpdump vulnerabilities

Dave McDaniel discovered that rtmpdump incorrectly handled certain malformed streams. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted stream, a remote attacker could cause rtmpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...