USN-2207-1: OpenStack Swift vulnerability

Samuel Merritt discovered a timing attack vulnerability in OpenStack Swift. If Swift was configured to use the TempURL middleware, an attacker could exploit this to guess valid secret URLs and obtain unintended access to objects publicly shared with specific recipients...

USN-2206-1: OpenStack Horizon vulnerability

Cristian Fiorentino discovered that OpenStack Horizon did not properly perform input sanitization for Heat templates. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted Heat template, an attacker could conduct cross-site scripting attacks. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user...

USN-2205-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

Pedro Ribeiro discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images when using the gif2tiff tool. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted GIF image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execut...

USN-2204-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges...

USN-2203-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges...

USN-2202-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges...

USN-2201-1: Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerability

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges...

USN-2200-1: Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerability

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges...

USN-2199-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerability

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges...

USN-2198-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges...

USN-2197-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerability

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges...

USN-2196-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges...

USN-2194-1: OpenStack Neutron vulnerability

Aaron Rosen discovered that OpenStack Neutron did not properly perform authorization checks when creating ports when using plugins relying on the l3-agent. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to access the network of other tenants...

USN-2193-1: OpenStack Glance vulnerability

Paul McMillan discovered that the Sheepdog backend in OpenStack Glance did not properly handle untrusted input. A remote authenticated attacker exploit this to execute arbitrary commands as the glance user...

USN-2192-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the ssl3readbytes function. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2010-5298 It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the dossl3write function...

USN-2191-1: OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive data over the network. CVE-2014-0429, CVE-2014-0446, CVE-2014-0451, CVE-2014-0452,...

USN-2190-1: JBIG-KIT vulnerability

Florian Weimer discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, JBIG-KIT could be made to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-2183-2: dpkg vulnerability

USN-2183-1 fixed a vulnerability in dpkg. Javier Serrano Polo discovered that the fix introduced a vulnerability in releases with an older version of the patch utility. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg incorrectly certain paths and symlinks...

USN-2189-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Bobby Holley, Carsten Book, Christoph Diehl, Gary Kwong, Jan de Mooij, Jesse Ruderman, Nathan Froyd and Christian Holler discovered multiple memory safety issues in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially...

USN-2184-2: Unity vulnerabilities

USN-2184-1 fixed lock screen vulnerabilities in Unity. Further testing has uncovered more issues which have been fixed in this update. This update also fixes a regression with the shutdown dialogue. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Frédéric Bardy discovered that Unit...

USN-2188-1: elfutils vulnerability

Florian Weimer discovered that the elfutils libdw library incorrectly handled malformed compressed debug sections in ELF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ELF file, applications linked against libdw could be made to crash, or possibly execute...

USN-2187-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive data over the network. CVE-2014-0429, CVE-2014-0446, CVE-2014-0451, CVE-2014-0452,...

USN-2186-1: Date and Time Indicator vulnerability

It was discovered that the Date and Time Indicator incorrectly allowed Evolution to be opened at the greeter screen. An attacker could use this issue to possibly gain unexpected access to applications such as a web browser with privileges of the greeter user...

USN-2185-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Bobby Holley, Carsten Book, Christoph Diehl, Gary Kwong, Jan de Mooij, Jesse Ruderman, Nathan Froyd, John Schoenick, Karl Tomlinson, Vladimir Vukicevic and Christian Holler discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an...

USN-2184-1: Unity vulnerabilities

Frédéric Bardy discovered that Unity incorrectly filtered keyboard shortcuts when the screen was locked. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to run commands, and unlock the current session. Giovanni Mellini discovered that Unity could display the Dash in certain conditions when the...

USN-2183-1: dpkg vulnerability

Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg incorrectly certain paths and symlinks when unpacking source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of...

USN-2182-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

Michael S. Tsirkin discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled vmxnet3 devices. A local guest could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2013-4544 Michael S. Tsirkin...

USN-2181-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host OS. CVE-2014-0049 Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles uncached write operations. An unprivileged loc...

USN-2180-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host OS. CVE-2014-0049 Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles uncached write operations. An unprivileged loc...

USN-2179-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host OS. CVE-2014-0049 Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles uncached write operations. An unprivileged loc...

USN-2178-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host OS. CVE-2014-0049 Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles uncached write operations. An unprivileged loc...

USN-2177-1: Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host OS. CVE-2014-0049 Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles uncached write operations. An unprivileged loc...

USN-2176-1: Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host OS. CVE-2014-0049 Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles uncached write operations. An unprivileged loc...

USN-2175-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host OS. CVE-2014-0049 Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles uncached write operations. An unprivileged loc...

USN-2174-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's handling of the SCTP handshake. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2014-0101 An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's DCCP protocol support. A remote attacked could exploit this flaw to cause a...

USN-2173-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's handling of the SCTP handshake. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2014-0101 An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's DCCP protocol support. A remote attacked could exploit this flaw to cause a...

USN-2172-1: CUPS vulnerability

Alex Korobkin discovered that the CUPS web interface incorrectly protected against cross-site scripting XSS attacks. If an authenticated user were tricked into visiting a malicious website while logged into CUPS, a remote attacker could modify the CUPS configuration and possibly steal confidentia...

USN-2171-1: rsync vulnerability

Ryan Finnie discovered that the rsync daemon incorrectly handled invalid usernames. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rsync to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-2170-1: MySQL vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes a new upstream MySQL version to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 5.5.37. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes. Please see the...

USN-2169-2: Django regression

USN-2169-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Django. The upstream security patch for CVE-2014-0472 introduced a regression for certain applications. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Benjamin Bach discovered that Django incorrectly handled dotted Python paths when using the reverse...

USN-2169-1: Django vulnerabilities

Benjamin Bach discovered that Django incorrectly handled dotted Python paths when using the reverse function. An attacker could use this issue to cause Django to import arbitrary modules from the Python path, resulting in possible code execution. CVE-2014-0472 Paul McMillan discovered that Django...

USN-2168-1: Python Imaging Library vulnerabilities

Jakub Wilk discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files, or gain access to temporary file contents. CVE-2014-1932, CVE-2014-1933...

USN-2167-1: curl vulnerabilities

Steve Holme discovered that libcurl incorrectly reused wrong connections when using protocols other than HTTP and FTP. This could lead to the use of unintended credentials, possibly exposing sensitive information. CVE-2014-0138 Richard Moore discovered that libcurl incorrectly validated wildcard...

USN-2166-1: Net-SNMP vulnerabilities

Ken Farnen discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled AgentX timeouts. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash or to hang, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2012-6151 It was discovered that the Net-SNMP ICMP-MIB incorrectly validated input. A remote attacker coul...

USN-2124-2: OpenJDK 6 regression

USN-2124-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 6. Due to an upstream regression, memory was not properly zeroed under certain circumstances which could lead to instability. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: A vulnerability was discovered in...

USN-2165-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

Neel Mehta discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the TLS heartbeat extension. An attacker could use this issue to obtain up to 64k of memory contents from the client or server, possibly leading to the disclosure of private keys and other sensitive information. CVE-2014-0160 Yuval...

USN-2164-1: OpenSSH vulnerability

Matthew Vernon discovered that OpenSSH did not correctly check SSHFP DNS records if a server presented an unacceptable host certificate. A malicious server could use this issue to disable SSHFP checking...

USN-2163-1: PHP vulnerability

It was discovered that PHP's embedded libmagic library incorrectly handled PE executables. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-2162-1: file vulnerability

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled PE executable files. An attacker could use this issue to cause file to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-2161-1: libyaml-libyaml-perl vulnerabilities

Florian Weimer discovered that libyaml-libyaml-perl incorrectly handled certain large YAML documents. An attacker could use this issue to cause libyaml-libyaml-perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2013-6393 Ivan Fratric discovered that...