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  • Unscored
    USN-3884-1 2 CVEs

    libarchive vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain 7zip files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-1000019, CVE-2019-1000020)

    first Feb 7, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3874-1 7 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, gain additional privileges by escaping the sandbox, or execute arb…

    first Jan 30, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3889-1 2 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 Feb 13, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3871-2 0 CVEs

    linux regression

    USN-3871-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Unfortunately, that update introduced regressions with docking station displays and mounting ext4 file systems with the meta_bg option enabled. This update fixes the problems. We apolo…

    first Jan 31, 2019
  • Critical max 9.1
    USN-3876-1 2 CVEs

    avahi vulnerabilities

    Chad Seaman discovered that Avahi incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6519, CVE-2018-1000845)

    first Jan 31, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3854-1 1 CVE

    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 Jan 10, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3865-1 2 CVEs

    poppler vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-20481, CVE-2018-20650)

    first Jan 22, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3911-2 0 CVEs

    file regression

    USN-3911-1 fixed vulnerabilities in file. One of the backported security fixes introduced a regression that caused the interpreter string to be truncated. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was dis…

    first May 13, 2020
  • Unscored
    USN-3860-1 6 CVEs

    libcaca vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-20544) It was discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this …

    first Jan 15, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3859-1 4 CVEs

    libarchive vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2018-1000880 affected only Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-1000877, CVE-2018-1000878, CVE-201…

    first Jan 15, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3866-1 1 CVE

    ghostscript vulnerability

    Tavis Ormandy discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access arbitrary files, execute arb…

    first Jan 23, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3896-1 3 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, bypass same origin protections, or execute arbitrary code.

    first Feb 26, 2019
  • High max 7.5
    USN-3855-1 3 CVEs

    systemd vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that systemd-journald allocated variable-length buffers for certain message fields on the stack. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16864) It was discovered that…

    first Jan 11, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3900-1 2 CVEs

    libgd2 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that GD incorrectly handled memory when processing certain images. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to cause GD to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    first Feb 28, 2019
  • Medium max 6.5
    USN-3852-1 9 CVEs

    exiv2 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2017-9239 only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-11591, CVE-2017-11683, CVE-2017-14859, CVE-201…

    first Jan 10, 2019
  • High max 7.8
    USN-3849-1 8 CVEs

    linux vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in the keyring subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-2647) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the raw MID…

    first Dec 20, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3891-1 1 CVE

    systemd vulnerability

    It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain D-Bus messages. A local unprivileged attacker could exploit this in order to crash the init process, resulting in a system denial-of-service (kernel panic).

    first Feb 18, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3844-1 10 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, bypass same-origin restritions, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-20…

    first Dec 11, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3842-1 1 CVE

    cups vulnerability

    Jann Horn discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled session cookie randomness. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

    first Dec 10, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3840-1 3 CVEs

    openssl, openssl1.0 vulnerabilities

    Samuel Weiser discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled DSA signing. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a timing side-channel attack and recover private DSA keys. (CVE-2018-0734) Samuel Weiser discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled EC…

    first Dec 6, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3866-3 0 CVEs

    ghostscript regression

    USN-3866-2 fixed a regression in Ghostscript. The Ghostscript update introduced a new regression that resulted in certain pages being printed with a blue background. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Tavis Ormandy discovered that Ghost…

    first Feb 26, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3836-1 2 CVEs

    linux, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities

    Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel mishandles mapping UID or GID ranges inside nested user namespaces in some situations. A local attacker could use this to bypass access controls on resources outside the namespace. (CVE-2018-18955) Philipp Wendler di…

    first Dec 3, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3837-1 5 CVEs

    poppler vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-16646, CVE-2018-19058, CVE-2018-19059, CVE-2018-19060) It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled c…

    first Dec 4, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3834-1 4 CVEs

    perl vulnerabilities

    Jayakrishna Menon discovered that Perl incorrectly handled Perl_my_setenv. An attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-18311) Eiichi Tsukata discovered that Perl inco…

    first Dec 3, 2018
  • High max 7.8
    USN-3847-1 7 CVEs

    linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the raw MIDI driver for the Linux kernel, leading to a double free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1090…

    first Dec 20, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3850-1 3 CVEs

    nss vulnerabilities

    Keegan Ryan discovered that NSS incorrectly handled ECDSA key generation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache-timing attack and recover private ECDSA keys. (CVE-2018-0495) It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain v2…

    first Jan 9, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3828-1 3 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 Nov 27, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3837-2 2 CVEs

    poppler regression

    USN-3837-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. A regression was reported regarding the previous update. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF …

    first Dec 11, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3825-1 1 CVE

    libapache2-mod-perl2 vulnerability

    Jan Ingvoldstad discovered that mod_perl incorrectly handled configuration options to disable being used by unprivileged users, contrary to the documentation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary Perl code.

    first Nov 21, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3831-2 0 CVEs

    ghostscript regression

    USN-3831-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ghostscript. Ghostscript 9.26 introduced a regression when used with certain options. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Ghostscript contained multiple security issues. If a use…

    first Dec 6, 2018
  • Medium max 6.7
    USN-3843-1 1 CVE

    pixman vulnerability

    It was discovered that pixman incorrectly handled the general_composite_rect function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause pixman to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    first Dec 11, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3822-1 5 CVEs

    linux vulnerabilities

    Jim Mattson discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel mismanages the #BP and #OF exceptions. A local attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash). (CVE-2016-9588) It was discovered that the …

    first Nov 14, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3845-2 4 CVEs

    freerdp vulnerabilities

    USN-3845-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in FreeRDP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. Original advisory details: Eyal Itkin discovered FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain stream encodings. A malicious server…

    first May 28, 2019
  • Unscored
    USN-3820-1 4 CVEs

    linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities

    Felix Wilhelm discovered that the Xen netback driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform input validation in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-15471) …

    first Nov 14, 2018
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-3810-1 1 CVE

    ppp vulnerability

    Ivan Gotovchits discovered that ppp incorrectly handled the EAP-TLS protocol. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ppp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass authentication.

    first Nov 6, 2018
  • Unscored
    USN-3845-1 6 CVEs

    freerdp, freerdp2 vulnerabilities

    Eyal Itkin discovered FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain stream encodings. A malicious server could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applies to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS an…

    first Dec 12, 2018
  • Medium max 6.5
    USN-3827-1 3 CVEs

    samba vulnerabilities

    Florian Stuelpner discovered that Samba incorrectly handled CNAME records. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Samba to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14629) Alex MacCuish discovered that Samba incorrectly handled memory when c…

    first Nov 27, 2018
  • High max 7.5
    USN-6128-1 1 CVE

    cups vulnerability

    It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled logging. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    first Jun 1, 2023
  • Unscored
    USN-3839-1 2 CVEs

    wavpack vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-19840, CVE-2018-19841)

    first Dec 6, 2018
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-3808-1 2 CVEs

    ruby1.9.1, ruby2.0, ruby2.3, ruby2.5 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the certificate check. (CVE-2018-16395) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly …

    first Nov 5, 2018