Latest notices

USN-4124-2: Exim vulnerability

USN-4124-1 fixed a vulnerability in Exim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain decoding operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.

16 September 2019 | ubuntu-14.04-esm

USN-4134-1: 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.

16 September 2019 | ubuntu-19.04, ubuntu-18.04-lts, ubuntu-16.04-lts

USN-4133-1: 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.

16 September 2019 | ubuntu-19.04, ubuntu-18.04-lts, ubuntu-16.04-lts

USN-4129-2: curl vulnerability

USN-4129-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Thomas Vegas discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory during TFTP transfers. A remote attacker could use this issue to crash curl, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute…

12 September 2019 | ubuntu-14.04-esm, ubuntu-12.04-esm

USN-4132-2: Expat vulnerability

USN-4132-1 fixed a vulnerability in Expat. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

12 September 2019 | ubuntu-14.04-esm, ubuntu-12.04-esm

USN-4132-1: Expat vulnerability

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

12 September 2019 | ubuntu-19.04, ubuntu-18.04-lts, ubuntu-16.04-lts

USN-4131-1: VLC vulnerabilities

It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause VLC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

11 September 2019 | ubuntu-19.04, ubuntu-18.04-lts

USN-4130-1: WebKitGTK+ 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 scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

11 September 2019 | ubuntu-19.04, ubuntu-18.04-lts

USN-4129-1: curl vulnerabilities

Thomas Vegas discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when using Kerberos over FTP. A remote attacker could use this issue to crash curl, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-5481) Thomas Vegas discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory during TFTP transfers. A remote attacker could use this issue to crash curl, resulting in a…

11 September 2019 | ubuntu-19.04, ubuntu-18.04-lts, ubuntu-16.04-lts

USN-4115-2: Linux kernel regression

USN 4115-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux 4.15 kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Unfortunately, as part of the update, a regression was introduced that caused a kernel crash when handling fragmented packets in some situations. This update addresses the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: …

11 September 2019 | ubuntu-18.04-lts, ubuntu-16.04-lts