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  • Medium max 6.9
    USN-8910-1 6 CVEs

    libxml2 vulnerabilities

    Yirou Yang discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML catalogs. If a user or automated system was tricked into processing a specially crafted XML catalog, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial …

    first Oct 8, 2026
  • Medium max 6.5
    USN-8907-1 1 CVE

    libgit2 vulnerability

    It was discovered that libgit2 incorrectly handled IP address SubjectAltName verification in TLS certificate validation. A remote attacker with a CA-trusted certificate could possibly use this issue to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, leading to the ex…

    first Oct 8, 2026
  • Low max 2.9
    USN-8902-1 1 CVE

    libarchive vulnerability

    It was discovered that libarchive had a signed integer overflow in its ZIP writer when handling encrypted entries with sizes near the maximum value. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libarchive to crash or execute arbitrary code.

    first Oct 8, 2026
  • Unscored
    USN-8899-1 0 CVEs

    libpng1.6 vulnerability

    Ze Sheng discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain compressed data chunks in PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

    first Oct 7, 2026
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-8898-1 3 CVEs

    apache2 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Apache HTTP Server's mod_rewrite module incorrectly handled memory when performing certain variable lookups. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-56154) Lucian…

    first Oct 7, 2026
  • High max 8.2
    USN-8897-1 2 CVEs

    lxml vulnerabilities

    Guillem Lefait discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain URL attributes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass URL sanitization, leading to a cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2026-49825) Qiu Sihao discovered that lxml incorrectly h…

    first Oct 7, 2026
  • High max 8.8
    USN-8896-1 7 CVEs

    gst-plugins-ugly1.0 vulnerabilities

    Michael Randrianantenaina discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins incorrectly handled certain malformed RealMedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue…

    first Oct 7, 2026
  • Critical max 9.3
    USN-8901-1 30 CVEs

    erlang vulnerabilities

    Wander Nauta discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled absolute paths when extracting zip archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files outside of the intended directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 …

  • Low max 3.9
    USN-5224-1 2 CVEs

    ghostscript vulnerabilities

    It was 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 cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a…

    first Jan 12, 2022
  • High max 8.8
    USN-6158-1 1 CVE

    node-fetch vulnerability

    It was discovered that Node Fetch incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

    first Jun 13, 2023
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-5888-1 6 CVEs

    python3.9 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-20107) Hamza Avva…

    first Feb 27, 2023
  • Medium max 5.5
    USN-4428-1 4 CVEs

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

    It was discovered that Python documentation had a misleading information. A security issue could be possibly caused by wrong assumptions of this information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (…

    first Jul 22, 2020
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-4127-1 8 CVEs

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

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain pickle files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20406) It was discov…

    first Sep 9, 2019
  • High max 7.5
    USN-3027-1 1 CVE

    tomcat8 vulnerability

    It was discovered that the Tomcat Fileupload library incorrectly handled certain upload requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

    first Jul 6, 2016
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-6891-1 41 CVEs

    python3.5, python3.6, python3.7, python3.8, python3.9, python3.10, python3.11, python3.12 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-20107) It was discovered that Python incorrectly u…

    first Jul 11, 2024
  • High max 7.8
    USN-5519-1 1 CVE

    python2.7, python3.10, python3.4, python3.5, python3.6, python3.8, python3.9 vulnerability

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

    first Jul 14, 2022
  • Medium max 6.5
    USN-5095-1 1 CVE

    commons-io vulnerability

    It was discovered that Apache Commons IO incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

    first Sep 29, 2021
  • Low max 3.9
    USN-5224-2 2 CVEs

    ghostscript vulnerabilities

    USN-5224-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Ghostscript. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated sys…

    first Jan 13, 2022
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-4754-3 7 CVEs

    python2.7, python3.7, python3.8 vulnerabilities

    USN-4754-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 20.04. In the case of Python 2.7 for 20.04, these additional fixes are included: It was dicovered that Python allowed remote attackers to ca…

    first Mar 12, 2021
  • Medium max 6.5
    USN-4333-1 2 CVEs

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

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform CRLF injection. (CVE-2019-18348) It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. An attacker could …

    first Apr 21, 2020
  • Medium max 6.1
    USN-4151-1 2 CVEs

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

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly parsed certain email addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Python applications into accepting email addresses that should be denied. (CVE-2019-16056) It was discovered that the Python doc…

    first Oct 9, 2019
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-4127-2 8 CVEs

    python2.7, python3.4 vulnerabilities

    USN-4127-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain pickle files. An attacker could p…

    first Sep 10, 2019
  • High max 8.8
    USN-6426-1 3 CVEs 1 exploited

    webkit2gtk vulnerabilities

    Several 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 a…

    first Oct 10, 2023
  • High max 7.5
    USN-5200-1 3 CVEs

    python3.7, python3.8 vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that the urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler class in Python contains regex allowing for catastrophic backtracking. Specially crafted traffic from a malicious HTTP server could cause a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) conditi…

    first Dec 17, 2021
  • Medium max 6.5
    USN-4333-2 2 CVEs

    python3.8 vulnerabilities

    USN-4333-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this is…

    first Apr 30, 2020
  • Medium max 6.1
    USN-4151-2 2 CVEs

    python2.7, python3.4 vulnerabilities

    USN-4151-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly parsed certain email addresses. A remote attacker…

    first Oct 10, 2019
  • Medium max 6.3
    USN-8894-1 5 CVEs

    poppler vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Poppler had an integer overflow in FoFiTrueType::cvtSfnts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-102620) It was discovered that Popple…

    first Oct 7, 2026
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-8893-1 1 CVE

    libwebsockets vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that libwebsockets did not properly validate user-supplied data when parsing HTTP/2 HPACK path headers, which could result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (…

    first Oct 7, 2026
  • Critical max 9.6
    USN-8900-1 8 CVEs

    golang-golang-x-net vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Go Networking did not properly handle server errors after sending a GOAWAY frame during HTTP/2 connection shutdown, which could cause the connection to hang. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. …

    first Oct 7, 2026
  • High max 7.8
    USN-8891-1 1 CVE

    librsvg vulnerability

    It was discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled duplicate XML entity declarations while processing SVG documents containing nested XML inclusions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

    first Oct 6, 2026
  • High max 7.1
    USN-8866-1 2 CVEs

    redis vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Redis did not properly manage memory when handling the TLS pending-data list. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-81934) It was discovered that Redis incorrectly handled certain inputs wh…

    first Oct 6, 2026
  • High max 7.8
    USN-8895-1 1 CVE

    sudo vulnerability

    It was discovered that Sudo did not properly handle time-based access restrictions when sudoers rules used NOTBEFORE or NOTAFTER with timestamps omitting the trailing timezone indicator. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute commands outsi…

    first Oct 7, 2026
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-8631-1 18 CVEs

    linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure, linux-azure-fde, linux-azure-fips, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-oracle-5.15, linux-realtime, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities

    Siebe Devroe, Héloïse Gollier, and Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the WiFi implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle aggregated frames in mesh networks, due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2020-24588. A physically proximate attacker could use this…

    first Aug 12, 2026
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-8254-1 3 CVEs

    linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.8, linux-aws-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-fips, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-6.8, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-realtime, linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities

    Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Network drivers; - NVME drivers; - Netfilter; (CVE-2026-23112, CVE-2026-23231…

    first May 7, 2026
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-8630-1 17 CVEs

    linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8, linux-azure-fde, linux-azure-fde-6.8, linux-azure-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-gcp-fips, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency, linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8, linux-xilinx vulnerabilities

    Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - x86 architecture; - InfiniBand drivers; - Network drivers; - Mellanox network…

    first Aug 12, 2026
  • High max 8.8
    USN-8388-1 6 CVEs 1 exploited

    linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-aws-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gcp-fips, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-intel-iotg, linux-kvm, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle shared page fragments during socket buffer operations, collectively known as Dirty Frag. A logic flaw existed in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem and in the RxRPC networking subsystem when processin…

    first Jun 4, 2026
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-8255-1 4 CVEs

    linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure, linux-azure-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-fips, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities

    Stonejiajia, Shir Tamari and Sagi Tzadik discovered that the OverlayFS implementation in the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly perform permission checks in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-…

    first May 7, 2026
  • Critical max 9.4
    USN-8730-1 1 CVE

    linux, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-fips, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-realtime vulnerability

    A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - IPv6 networking; - Netfilter;

    first Sep 7, 2026
  • Critical max 9.8
    USN-8658-1 3 CVEs

    linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure-fips, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.15, linux-realtime, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities

    Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Open vSwitch; - SCTP protocol; (CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53246, CVE-2026-6453…

    first Aug 20, 2026
  • High max 8.6
    USN-8657-1 7 CVEs

    vim vulnerabilities

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when decoding certain JSON input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu …

    first Aug 20, 2026