Ubuntu Security Notice 4917-1 - It was discovered that the overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the application of file system capabilities with respect to user namespaces. A local attacker could use this to gain elevated privileges. Vincent Dehors discovered that the shiftfs file system in the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly handle faults in copy_from_user when passing through ioctls to an underlying file system. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
a63c6add6b05cf17bc9226159741c86fUbuntu Security Notice 4916-1 - It was discovered that the overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the application of file system capabilities with respect to user namespaces. A local attacker could use this to gain elevated privileges. Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the BPF JIT compiler for x86 in the Linux kernel did not properly validate computation of branch displacements in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
51ebf05c69b14b4b5df3a811f767345aUbuntu Security Notice 4915-1 - It was discovered that the overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the application of file system capabilities with respect to user namespaces. A local attacker could use this to gain elevated privileges. Vincent Dehors discovered that the shiftfs file system in the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly handle faults in copy_from_user when passing through ioctls to an underlying file system. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
e276699a6921d022e5692c101be674d3Ubuntu Security Notice 4913-1 - It was discovered that Underscore incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary code.
0204f892376f2a46b1a0f4fb07716b18Ubuntu Security Notice 4914-1 - It was discovered that NetworkManager incorrectly handled certain profiles. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause NetworkManager to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
909d6dfbbe142732ba5e9c3bbc19aef9Ubuntu Security Notice 4905-1 - 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 arbitrary code.
a4d5efe17f7fa50258fbfbe4f6957ecbUbuntu Security Notice 4912-1 - Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the BPF JIT compiler for x86 in the Linux kernel did not properly validate computation of branch displacements in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the binder IPC implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
1bded3d10c58ff192a0d70e344750ce6Ubuntu Security Notice 4911-1 - It was discovered that the Nouveau GPU driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle error conditions in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Jan Beulich discovered that the Xen netback backend in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions under paravirtualization. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
17a8d3f50ac352ee2cdc57eebb059c80Ubuntu Security Notice 4909-1 - Loris Reiff discovered that the BPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate attributes in the getsockopt BPF hook. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. Olivier Benjamin, Norbert Manthey, Martin Mazein, and Jan H. Schoenherr discovered that the Xen paravirtualization backend in the Linux kernel did not properly propagate errors to frontend drivers in some situations. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
11c485ca84d2ebfc2048c3feb0913e4eUbuntu Security Notice 4910-1 - Ryota Shiga discovered that the sockopt BPF hooks in the Linux kernel could allow a user space program to probe for valid kernel addresses. A local attacker could use this to ease exploitation of another kernel vulnerability. It was discovered that the BPF verifier in the Linux kernel did not properly handle signed add32 and sub integer overflows. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
d7eb415bed1a211e71edee6d90a8ed16Ubuntu Security Notice 4907-1 - Wen Xu discovered that the xfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the number of extents in an inode. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the priority inheritance futex implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
2715302b59fea77c929d49d3d104d3c0Ubuntu Security Notice 4904-1 - Ben Harris discovered that the Linux kernel would strip extended privilege attributes of files when performing a failed unprivileged system call. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the video4linux driver for Hauppauge HD PVR USB devices in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some error conditions. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
6b027bc7155bd5704a852358599f76f9Ubuntu Security Notice 4906-1 - It was discovered that Nettle incorrectly handled signature verification. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Nettle to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly force invalid signatures.
c2e4fcc4e7b04575de37436facddec21Ubuntu Security Notice 4899-2 - USN-4899-1 fixed a vulnerability in SpamAssassin. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially- crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
baaca2f9e7d6c1f8404929e19baf3d8dUbuntu Security Notice 4896-2 - USN-4896-1 fixed a vulnerability in lxml. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain HTML attributes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks. Various other issues were also addressed.
e4f2f008e2cdcc1460a0b818e3b91206Ubuntu Security Notice 4903-1 - 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.
dbdf4b4dd72c03617d13968ae01c2494Ubuntu Security Notice 4901-1 - Adam Nichols discovered that heap overflows existed in the iSCSI subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that the LIO SCSI target implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient identifier checking in certain XCOPY requests. An attacker with access to at least one LUN in a multiple backstore environment could use this to expose sensitive information or modify data. Various other issues were also addressed.
b8d1d869928353cf7b3b1efb89dd3c8dUbuntu Security Notice 4902-1 - Dennis Brinkrolf discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files in unexpected directories.
6fb4afa701c67bbfc2606b1a826d5550Ubuntu Security Notice 4561-2 - USN-4561-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Rack. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. It was discovered that Rack incorrectly handled certain paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
04337f9d1336ac329d86fe6c1373cc09Ubuntu Security Notice 4900-1 - 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.
22c7345367e0c3c848f48020433aace9Ubuntu Security Notice 4899-1 - Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially- crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code.
dbd6e8e06d2d1fef4a9f91f0e3ace87eUbuntu Security Notice 4898-1 - 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. Mingtao Yang discovered that curl incorrectly handled session tickets when using an HTTPS proxy. A remote attacker in control of an HTTPS proxy could use this issue to bypass certificate checks and intercept communications. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. Various other issues were also addressed.
231654afdd07d6769fa7452e76aff9abUbuntu Security Notice 4897-1 - Ben Caller discovered that Pygments incorrectly handled parsing certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into parsing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pygments to hang or consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
da06c873044e900cf790a50e5d2b52d1Ubuntu Security Notice 4896-1 - It was discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain HTML attributes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
c33ea5822b285f067c1e517b1590672fUbuntu Security Notice 4895-1 - Alex Rousskov and Amit Klein discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain Content-Length headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an HTTP request smuggling attack, resulting in cache poisoning. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Jianjun Chen discovered that Squid incorrectly validated certain input. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform HTTP Request Smuggling and possibly access services forbidden by the security controls. Various other issues were also addressed.
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