USN-3202-1: Spice vulnerabilities

Frediano Ziglio discovered that Spice incorrectly handled certain client messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Spice to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3199-2: Python Crypto regression

USN-3199-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Python Cryptography Toolkit. Unfortunately, various programs depended on the original behavior of the Python Cryptography Toolkit which was altered when fixing the vulnerability. This update retains the fix for the vulnerability but issues a warning rather...

USN-3199-1: Python Crypto vulnerability

It was discovered that the ALGnew function in blocktemplace.c in the Python Cryptography Toolkit contained a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code by using a crafted initialization vector parameter...

USN-3201-1: Bind vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled rewriting certain query responses when using both DNS64 and RPZ. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3200-1: 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-3198-1: OpenJDK 6 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 moves those algorithms to the legacy algorithm set and causes...

USN-3197-1: libgc vulnerability

Kuang-che Wu discovered that multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities existed in libgc. An attacker could use these to cause a denial of service application crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3196-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain arguments to the localegetdisplayname function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-9912 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled...

USN-3195-1: Nova-LXD vulnerability

James Page discovered that Nova-LXD incorrectly set up virtual network devices when creating LXD instances. This could result in an unintended firewall configuration...

USN-3190-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic daemon mcryptd in the Linux kernel did not properly handle being invoked with incompatible algorithms. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-10147 It was discovered that a...

USN-3187-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9555 It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the XFS implementation in...

USN-3194-1: OpenJDK 7 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 moves those algorithms to the legacy algorithm set and causes...

USN-3180-1: 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 conduct cross-site scripting XSS attacks, read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, spoof the webview URL or other ...

USN-3175-2: Firefox regression

USN-3175-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a regression on systems where the AppArmor profile for Firefox is set to enforce mode. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple memory safety issues were discovered in...

USN-3193-1: Nettle vulnerability

It was discovered that Nettle incorrectly mitigated certain timing side-channel attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to recover private keys...

USN-3192-1: Squid vulnerabilities

Saulius Lapinskas discovered that Squid incorrectly handled processing HTTP conditional requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information related to other clients' browsing sessions. CVE-2016-10002 Felix Hassert discovered that Squid incorrectly handled...

USN-3191-1: 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-3190-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic daemon mcryptd in the Linux kernel did not properly handle being invoked with incompatible algorithms. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-10147 It was discovered that a...

USN-3189-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3189-1 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. Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic daemon...

USN-3189-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic daemon mcryptd in the Linux kernel did not properly handle being invoked with incompatible algorithms. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-10147 Qidan He discovered that the...

USN-3188-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

USN-3188-1 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. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperl...

USN-3188-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...

USN-3187-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9555 It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the XFS implementation in...

USN-3177-2: Tomcat regression

USN-3177-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tomcat. The update introduced a regression in environments where Tomcat is started with a security manager. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations...

USN-3186-1: iucode-tool vulnerability

It was discovered that iucode-tool incorrectly handled certain microcodes when using the -tr loader. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted microcode, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause iucode-tool to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute...

USN-3185-1: libXpm vulnerability

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

USN-3184-1: Irssi vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Irssi buf.pl script set incorrect permissions. A local attacker could use this issue to retrieve another user's window contents. CVE-2016-7553 Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled comparing nicks. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi t...

USN-3183-1: GnuTLS vulnerabilities

Stefan Buehler discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly verified the serial length of OCSP responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain certificate validation measures. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2016-7444 Shi Lei discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly...

USN-3182-1: NTFS-3G vulnerability

Jann Horn discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly filtered environment variables when using the modprobe utility. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary kernel modules...

USN-3181-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

Guido Vranken discovered that OpenSSL used undefined behaviour when performing pointer arithmetic. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS as other releases were...

USN-3165-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple memory safety issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2016-9893, CVE-2017-5373 Andrew Krasichkov...

USN-3175-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple memory safety 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 via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-5373, CVE-2017-5374 JIT code allocation c...

USN-3179-1: OpenJDK 8 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 moves those algorithms to the legacy algorithm set and causes...

USN-3178-1: icoutils vulnerabilities

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

USN-3177-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to enumerate usernames. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2016-0762 Alvaro Muno...

USN-3176-1: PCSC-Lite vulnerability

Peter Wu discovered that the PC/SC service did not correctly handle certain resources. A local attacker could use this issue to cause PC/SC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with root privileges...

USN-3174-1: 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 5.5.54 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10 have been updated to MySQL 5.7.17. In addition to security fixes...

USN-3173-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a flaw in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-3172-1: Bind vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain malformed responses to an ANY query. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2016-9131 It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain malformed responses to an AN...

USN-3171-1: LibVNCServer vulnerabilities

Josef Gajdusek discovered that the LibVNCServer client library incorrectly handled certain FrameBufferUpdate messages. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, an attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2016-9941,...

USN-3170-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ipv6 icmp implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check data structures on send. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9919 Andrey Konovalov discovered that signed integer overflows existed in the...

USN-3170-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize the Code Segment CS in certain error cases. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2016-9756 Andrey Konovalov discovered that signed integer overflows...

USN-3169-4: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities

Baozeng Ding discovered a race condition that could lead to a use-after- free in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9794 Andrey Konovalov discovered that signed integer...

USN-3169-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Baozeng Ding discovered a race condition that could lead to a use-after- free in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9794 Andrey Konovalov discovered that signed integer...

USN-3169-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3169-1 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 KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3169-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize the Code Segment CS in certain error cases. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2016-9756 Andrey Konovalov discovered that signed integer overflows...

USN-3168-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3168-1 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 KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3168-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize the Code Segment CS in certain error cases. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2016-9756 Andrey Konovalov discovered that signed integer overflows...

USN-3167-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize the Code Segment CS in certain error cases. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2016-9756 Baozeng Ding discovered a race condition that could lead to...

USN-3167-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize the Code Segment CS in certain error cases. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. Baozeng Ding discovered a race condition that could lead to a use-after-...