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USN-3282-1: 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-3281-1: Apache Fop vulnerability
Pierre Ernst discovered that Apache Fop incorrectly handled XML external entities. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive files from the filesystem, or cause a denial of service...
USN-3280-1: Apache Batik vulnerability
Lars Krapf and Pierre Ernst discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled XML external entities. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive files from the filesystem, or cause a denial of service...
USN-3279-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Apache modsessioncrypto module was encrypting data and cookies using either CBC or ECB modes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform padding oracle attacks. CVE-2016-0736 Maksim Malyutin discovered that the Apache modauthdigest module incorrectly...
USN-3276-1: shadow vulnerabilities
Sebastian Krahmer discovered integer overflows in shadow utilities. A local attacker could possibly cause them to crash or potentially gain privileges via crafted input. CVE-2016-6252 Tobias Stöckmann discovered a race condition in su. A local attacker could cause su to send SIGKILL to other...
USN-3274-1: ICU vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain memory operations when processing data. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program...
USN-3273-1: LibreOffice vulnerabilities
It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled EMF image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted EMF image file, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code...
USN-3272-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Ghostscript improperly handled parameters to the rsdparams and eqproc commands. An attacker could use these to craft a malicious document that could disable -dSAFER protections, thereby allowing the execution of arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service application crash...
USN-3271-1: Libxslt vulnerabilities
Holger Fuhrmannek discovered an integer overflow in the xsltAddTextString function in Libxslt. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service application crash or possible execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-5029 Nicolas Gregoire discovere...
USN-3270-1: NSS vulnerabilities
Karthik Bhargavan and Gaetan Leurent discovered that the DES and Triple DES ciphers were vulnerable to birthday attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to obtain clear text data from long encrypted sessions. This update causes NSS to limit use of the same symmetric key...
USN-3269-1: 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 5.5.55 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.10 and Ubuntu 17.04 have been updated to MySQL 5.7.18. In addition to security fixes, the...
USN-3268-1: QEMU vulnerabilities
Zhenhao Hong discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the Virtio GPU device. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2016-10028 It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the JAZZ RC4030 device. A privileged attacker...
USN-3267-1: Samba vulnerability
Jann Horn discovered that Samba incorrectly handled symlinks. An authenticated remote attacker could use this issue to access files on the server outside of the exported directories...
USN-3266-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
USN-3266-1 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. Alexander Popov discovered that a race condition existed in the Stream Control Transmission...
USN-3266-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Alexander Popov discovered that a race condition existed in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...
USN-3265-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
USN-3265-1 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 a use-after-free flaw existed in the filesystem encryption...
USN-3265-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that a use-after-free flaw existed in the filesystem encryption subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2017-7374 Andrey Konovalov discovered an out-of-bounds access in the IPv6 Generic Routing Encapsulation G...
USN-3264-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability
USN-3264-1 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. Alexander Popov discovered that a race condition existed in the Stream Control...
USN-3264-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Alexander Popov discovered that a race condition existed in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...
USN-3260-1: 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 read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI elements, escape the sandbox to...
USN-3263-1: FreeType vulnerability
It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the FreeType library. 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-3262-1: curl vulnerability
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled client certificates when resuming a TLS session. A remote attacker could use this to hijack a previously authenticated connection...
USN-3261-1: QEMU vulnerabilities
Zhenhao Hong discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the Virtio GPU device. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. CVE-2016-10028, CVE-2016-10029 Li Qiang discovered...
USN-3259-1: Bind vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the resolver in Bind made incorrect assumptions about ordering when processing responses containing a CNAME or DNAME. An attacker could use this cause a denial of service. CVE-2017-3137 Oleg Gorokhov discovered that in some situations, Bind did not properly handle DNS64...
USN-3258-2: Dovecot regression
USN-3258-1 intended to fix a vulnerability in Dovecot. Further investigation revealed that only Dovecot versions 2.2.26 and newer were affected by the vulnerability. Additionally, the change introduced a regression when Dovecot was configured to use the "dict" authentication database. This update...
USN-3258-1: Dovecot vulnerability
It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled some usernames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service...
USN-3257-1: 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-3256-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
USN-3256-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel for each of the respective prior Ubuntu LTS releases. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the...
USN-3256-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AFPACKET implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...
USN-3255-1: LightDM vulnerability
It was discovered that LightDM incorrectly handled home directory creation for guest users. A local attacker could use this issue to gain ownership of arbitrary directory paths and possibly gain administrative privileges...
USN-3254-1: Django vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled numeric redirect URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks, and to use a Django server as an open redirect. CVE-2017-7233 Phithon Gong discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URLs when the...
USN-3253-1: Nagios vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled certain long strings. A remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause Nagios to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. CVE-2013-7108, CVE-2013-7205 It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly...
USN-3216-2: Firefox regression
USN-3216-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update resulted in a startup crash when Firefox is used with XRDP. 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 to openi...
USN-3242-2: Samba regression
USN-3242-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. The upstream fix introduced a regression when Samba is configured to disable following symbolic links. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Jann Horn discovered that Samba incorrectly handled symlinks. An authenticated remote attacke...
USN-3251-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
USN-3251-1 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. It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in the Linux kernel did not...
USN-3249-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerability
USN-3249-1 fixed a vulnerability 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 xfrm framework for transforming packets in the Linux kernel...
USN-3250-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability
USN-3250-1 fixed a vulnerability 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. It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in the Linux kernel...
USN-3251-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data received from user space. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges...
USN-3249-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data received from user space. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges...
USN-3248-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data received from user space. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges...
USN-3250-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data received from user space. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges...
USN-3236-1: Oxide vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, spoof application UI by causing the security status API or webview URL to indicate the wrong values,...
USN-3247-1: AppArmor vulnerability
Stéphane Graber discovered that AppArmor incorrectly unloaded some profiles when restarted or upgraded, contrary to expected behavior...
USN-3246-1: Eject vulnerability
Ilja Van Sprundel discovered that dmcrypt-get-device incorrectly checked setuid and setgid return values. A local attacker could use this issue to execute code as an administrator...
USN-3245-1: GStreamer Good Plugins vulnerabilities
Hanno Böck discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins did not correctly handle certain malformed media files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file with a GStreamer application, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash...
USN-3244-1: GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerabilities
Hanno Böck discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins did not correctly handle certain malformed media files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file with a GStreamer application, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash...
USN-3233-1: 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 bypass same origin restrictions, obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service via application...
USN-3239-3: GNU C Library regression
USN-3239-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library. Unfortunately, the fix for CVE-2016-3706 introduced a regression that in some circumstances prevented IPv6 addresses from resolving. This update reverts the change in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. We apologize for the error. Original advisory details: It...
USN-3243-1: Git vulnerability
It was discovered that Git incorrectly sanitized branch names in the PS1 variable when configured to display the repository status in the shell prompt. If a user were tricked into exploring a malicious repository, a remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code...