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  • High max 8.1
    USN-4929-1 3 CVEs

    bind9 vulnerabilities

    Greg Kuechle discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain incremental zone updates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-25214) Siva Kakarla discovered that Bind incorrectly ha…

    first Apr 29, 2021
  • Medium max 5.3
    USN-4898-1 2 CVEs

    curl vulnerabilities

    Viktor Szakats discovered that curl did not strip off user credentials from referrer header fields. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-22876) Mingtao Yang discovered that curl incorrectly handled session…

    first Mar 31, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4905-1 1 CVE

    xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04 vulnerability

    Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain lengths of XInput extension ChangeFeedbackControl requests. An attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arb…

    first Apr 13, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4900-1 6 CVEs

    openexr vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    first Apr 1, 2021
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-4894-1 7 CVEs 2 exploited

    webkit2gtk 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 s…

    first Mar 29, 2021
  • High max 7.5
    USN-4918-1 3 CVEs

    clamav vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing Excel documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1252) It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing PDF…

    first Apr 19, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4934-1 20 CVEs

    exim4 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Exim contained multiple security issues. An attacker could use these issues to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code remotely, obtain sensitive information, or escalate local privileges.

    first May 4, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4888-2 2 CVEs

    ldb vulnerabilities

    USN-4888-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ldb. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Douglas Bagnall discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly handled certain LDAP attributes. A remote at…

    first Mar 25, 2021
  • Medium max 5.3
    USN-4903-1 1 CVE

    curl vulnerability

    Viktor Szakats discovered that curl did not strip off user credentials from referrer header fields. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

    first Apr 7, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4893-1 8 CVEs

    firefox vulnerabilities

    Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-…

    first Mar 25, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4831-1 2 CVEs

    libopenmpt vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that OpenMPT incorrectly handled certain files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

    first Mar 15, 2021
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-4754-4 1 CVE

    python2.7 vulnerability

    USN-4754-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. Because of a regression, a subsequent update removed the fix for CVE-2021-3177. This update reinstates the security fix for CVE-2021-3177. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discov…

    first Mar 3, 2021
  • High max 8.1
    USN-4737-2 1 CVE

    bind9 vulnerability

    USN-4737-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bind. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled GSSAPI security policy negotiation. A remote attacker…

    first Mar 1, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4676-1 3 CVEs

    openexr vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    first Jan 5, 2021
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-4754-1 2 CVEs

    python2.7, python3.4, python3.5, python3.6, python3.8 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-27619, CVE-2021-3177)

    first Feb 25, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4755-1 2 CVEs

    tiff vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute …

    first Feb 25, 2021
  • High max 8.8
    USN-4739-1 1 CVE

    webkit2gtk vulnerability

    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 s…

    first Feb 18, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4724-1 10 CVEs

    openldap vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled Certificate Exact Assertion processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-36221) It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrec…

    first Feb 8, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4756-1 10 CVEs

    firefox vulnerabilities

    Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) at…

    first Feb 26, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4663-1 1 CVE

    gdk-pixbuf vulnerability

    Melvin Kool discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain GIF images. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted GIF file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to hang, resulting …

    first Dec 8, 2020
  • Unscored
    USN-4760-1 2 CVEs

    libzstd vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that libzstd incorrectly handled file permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to access certain files, contrary to expectations.

    first Mar 8, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4743-1 1 CVE

    gdk-pixbuf vulnerability

    It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain GIF images. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted GIF file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a…

    first Feb 22, 2021
  • High max 7.5
    USN-4922-1 1 CVE

    ruby2.3, ruby2.5, ruby2.7 vulnerability

    Juho Nurminen discovered that the REXML gem bundled with Ruby incorrectly parsed and serialized XML documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an XML round-trip attack.

    first Apr 20, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4712-1 0 CVEs

    linux, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-hwe-5.8 regression

    USN-4576-1 fixed a vulnerability in the overlay file system implementation in the Linux kernel. Unfortunately, that fix introduced a regression that could incorrectly deny access to overlay files in some situations. This update fixes the problem. We apologize…

    first Feb 2, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4646-2 0 CVEs

    poppler regression

    USN-4646-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. The fix for CVE-2019-10871 introduced a regression causing certain applications linked against poppler to fail. This update backs out the fix pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Origi…

    first Nov 26, 2020
  • Unscored
    USN-4735-1 1 CVE

    postgresql-12 vulnerability

    Heikki Linnakangas discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly leaked values of denied columns when handling certain errors. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

    first Feb 15, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4733-2 0 CVEs

    gnome-autoar regression

    USN-4733-1 fixed a vulnerability in GNOME Autoar. The upstream fix introduced a regression when extracting archives containing directories. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Yiğit Can Yılmaz discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract f…

    first Mar 8, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4733-1 1 CVE

    gnome-autoar vulnerability

    Yiğit Can Yılmaz discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary locations, possibly leading to code exec…

    first Feb 11, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4689-2 3 CVEs

    linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-azure-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-oem-5.6, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4 vulnerabilities

    USN-4689-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA graphics drivers. This update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux DKMS kernel modules. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel cont…

    first Jan 11, 2021
  • High max 7.3
    USN-4721-1 1 CVE

    flatpak vulnerability

    Simon McVittie discovered that flatpak-portal service allowed sandboxed applications to execute arbitrary code on the host system (a sandbox escape). A malicious user could create a Flatpak application that set environment variables, trusted by the Flatpak "r…

    first Feb 4, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4744-1 1 CVE

    openldap vulnerability

    Pasi Saarinen discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain short timestamps. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

    first Feb 22, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4689-4 2 CVEs

    linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-oracle update

    USN-4689-3 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA server graphics drivers. This update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux DKMS kernel modules. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kern…

    first Jan 21, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4682-1 1 CVE

    wavpack vulnerability

    It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.

    first Jan 6, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4689-1 3 CVEs

    nvidia-graphics-drivers-390, nvidia-graphics-drivers-450, nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel contained a vulnerability that allowed user-mode clients to access legacy privileged APIs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or escalate privileges. (CVE-2021…

    first Jan 11, 2021
  • Low max 2.0
    USN-4668-4 1 CVE

    python-apt vulnerability

    USN-4668-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A local attacker could possibly use this i…

    first Jan 11, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4687-1 1 CVE

    firefox vulnerability

    A use-after-free was discovered in Firefox when handling SCTP packets. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

    first Jan 8, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4717-1 11 CVEs

    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, obtain sensitive information, conduct clickjacking attacks, or exe…

    first Feb 1, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4677-2 1 CVE

    p11-kit vulnerability

    USN-4677-1 fixed a vulnerability in p11-kit. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: David Cook discovered that p11-kit incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could use this issue to c…

    first Jan 6, 2021
  • Medium max 5.7
    USN-4667-2 1 CVE

    apt vulnerability

    USN-4667-1 fixed a vulnerability in APT. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain packages. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to…

    first Jan 11, 2021
  • Unscored
    USN-4688-1 4 CVEs

    jasper vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Jasper incorrectly certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2018-18873) It was discovered that Jasper incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial …

    first Jan 11, 2021