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  • Unscored
    USN-4126-2 3 CVEs

    freetype vulnerabilities

    USN-4126-1 fixed a vulnerability in FreeType. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain font files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access …

    first Sep 9, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4110-3 1 CVE

    Dovecot regression

    USN-4110-1 fixed a vulnerability in Dovecot. The update introduced a regression causing a wrong check. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Nick Roessler and Rafi Rubin discovered that Dovecot incorrect…

    first Aug 28, 2019
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-4146-1 2 CVEs

    clamav vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled unpacking ZIP files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12625) It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled unpacking bzi…

    first Oct 2, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4100-1 2 CVEs

    kconfig, kde4libs vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that KConfig and KDE libraries have a vulnerability where an attacker could hide malicious code under desktop and configuration files. (CVE-2019-14744) It was discovered that KConfig allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a …

    first Aug 16, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4134-1 1 CVE

    ibus vulnerability

    Simon McVittie discovered that IBus did not enforce appropriate access controls on its private D-Bus socket. A local unprivileged user who discovers the IBus socket address of another user could exploit this to capture the key strokes of the other user.

    first Sep 16, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4160-1 1 CVE

    uw-imap vulnerability

    It was discovered that UW IMAP incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands.

    first Oct 21, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4133-1 2 CVEs

    Wireshark vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malformed packets onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

    first Sep 16, 2019
  • High max 7.3
    USN-4111-1 4 CVEs

    ghostscript vulnerabilities

    Hiroki Matsukuma discovered that the PDF interpreter in Ghostscript did not properly restrict privileged calls when ‘-dSAFER’ restrictions were in effect. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker c…

    first Aug 29, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4152-1 1 CVE

    libsoup2.4 vulnerability

    It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled parsing certain NTLM messages. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

    first Oct 9, 2019
  • High max 7.5
    USN-4112-1 1 CVE

    ceph vulnerability

    Abhishek Lekshmanan discovered that the RADOS gateway implementation in Ceph did not handle client disconnects properly in some situations. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

    first Aug 29, 2019
  • High max 8.8
    USN-4148-1 8 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. This issue only affected…

    first Oct 7, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4054-2 0 CVEs

    firefox regressions

    USN-4054-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: A sandbox escape was discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in …

    first Jul 25, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4073-1 1 CVE

    libebml vulnerability

    It was discovered that libEBML incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted media file, libEBML could possibly be made to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

    first Jul 25, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4122-1 17 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 obtain sensitive information, bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) protections, bypass same-o…

    first Sep 4, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4134-2 0 CVEs

    ibus regression

    USN-4134-1 fixed a vulnerability in IBus. The security fix introduced a regression when being used with Qt applications. This update reverts the security fix pending further investigation. Original advisory details: Simon McVittie discovered that IBus did not…

    first Sep 23, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4140-1 1 CVE

    firefox vulnerability

    It was discovered that no user notification was given when pointer lock is enabled. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to hijack the mouse pointer and confuse users.

    first Sep 25, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4110-1 1 CVE

    dovecot vulnerability

    Nick Roessler and Rafi Rubin discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

    first Aug 28, 2019
  • High max 7.5
    USN-4142-2 1 CVE

    e2fsprogs vulnerability

    USN-4142-1 fixed a vulnerability in e2fsprogs. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions. An attacker could …

    first Sep 30, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4110-2 1 CVE

    dovecot vulnerability

    USN-4110-1 fixed a vulnerability in Dovecot. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Nick Roessler and Rafi Rubin discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker…

    first Aug 28, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4124-1 1 CVE

    exim4 vulnerability

    It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain decoding operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.

    first Sep 6, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4107-1 3 CVEs

    giflib vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3977) It was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain G…

    first Aug 20, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4110-4 1 CVE

    dovecot regression

    USN-4110-1 fixed a vulnerability in Dovecot. The update introduced a regression causing a wrong check. This update fixes the problem for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Nick Roessler and Ra…

    first Aug 28, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4120-1 1 CVE

    systemd vulnerability

    It was discovered that the systemd-resolved D-Bus interface did not enforce appropriate access controls. A local unprivileged user could exploit this to modify a system's DNS resolver settings.

    first Sep 3, 2019
  • Medium max 4.8
    USN-4097-1 2 CVEs

    php7.0, php7.2 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-11041, CVE-2019-11042)

    first Aug 13, 2019
  • High max 7.5
    USN-4142-1 1 CVE

    e2fsprogs vulnerability

    It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

    first Sep 30, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4105-1 2 CVEs

    cups vulnerabilities

    Stephan Zeisberg discovered that the CUPS SNMP backend incorrectly handled encoded ASN.1 inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause CUPS to crash by providing specially crafted network traffic. (CVE-2019-8696, CVE-2019-8675) It was disco…

    first Aug 20, 2019
  • High max 7.3
    USN-4092-1 1 CVE

    ghostscript vulnerability

    Netanel Fisher discovered that the font handler in Ghostscript did not properly restrict privileged calls when '-dSAFER' restrictions were in effect. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could …

    first Aug 12, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4060-2 2 CVEs

    nss vulnerabilities

    USN-4060-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in nss. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Henry Corrigan-Gibbs discovered that NSS incorrectly handled importing certain curve25519 priv…

    first Jul 16, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4108-1 1 CVE

    libzstd vulnerability

    It was discovered that Zstandard incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

    first Aug 21, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4055-1 3 CVEs

    flightcrew vulnerabilities

    Mike Salvatore discovered that FlightCrew improperly handled certain malformed EPUB files. An attacker could potentially use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-13032) Mike Salvatore discovered that FlightCrew mishandled certain malform…

    first Jul 15, 2019
  • High max 7.5
    USN-4090-1 1 CVE

    postgresql-10, postgresql-11, postgresql-9.5 vulnerabilities

    Tom Lane discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly restrict functions declared as "SECURITY DEFINER". An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary SQL with the permissions of the function owner. (CVE-2019-10208) Andreas Seltenreich discovered that Postgr…

    first Aug 9, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4101-1 1 CVE

    firefox vulnerability

    It was discovered that passwords could be copied to the clipboard from the "Saved Logins" dialog without entering the master password, even when a master password has been set. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain saved passwords.

    first Aug 16, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4054-1 21 CVEs

    firefox vulnerabilities

    A sandbox escape was discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to installing a malicious language pack, an attacker could exploit this to gain additional privileges. (CVE-2019-9811) Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tr…

    first Jul 12, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4130-1 16 CVEs

    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 …

    first Sep 11, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4066-2 1 CVE

    clamav vulnerability

    USN-4066-1 fixed a vulnerability in libmspack. This update provides the corresponding update for ClamAV in Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain CHM files. A remote attacker…

    first Jul 22, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4078-1 2 CVEs

    openldap vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled rootDN delegation. A database administrator could use this issue to request authorization as an identity from another database, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2019-13057) It was discovered that OpenLDAP inco…

    first Jul 30, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4120-2 0 CVEs

    systemd regression

    USN-4120-1 fixed a vulnerability in systemd. The update included a recent SRU from the updates pocket that introduced networking problems for some users. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was disc…

    first Sep 10, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4113-2 0 CVEs

    apache2 regression

    USN-4113-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Apache HTTP server. Unfortunately, that update introduced a regression when proxying balancer manager connections in some configurations. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advis…

    first Sep 17, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4062-1 4 CVEs

    wavpack vulnerabilities

    Rohan Padhye discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-1010315, CVE-2019-1010317, CVE-2019-1010318, CVE-2019-1010319)

    first Jul 16, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-4060-1 3 CVEs

    nss vulnerabilities

    Henry Corrigan-Gibbs discovered that NSS incorrectly handled importing certain curve25519 private keys. An attacker could use this issue to cause NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2019-11719) Hubert…

    first Jul 16, 2019