Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Ubuntu 14.04 — liblouis — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — liblouis — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 May 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3782-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12085 CVE-2018-17294 CVE-2018-11683 CVE-2018-11684 CVE-2018-11685 CVE-2018-11410 CVE-2018-11440 CVE-2018-11577  +6 more Upstream summary: Henri Salo discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — tcpdump — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — tcpdump — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 April 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4252-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16808 CVE-2018-10103 CVE-2018-10105 CVE-2018-14461 CVE-2018-14462 CVE-2018-14463 CVE-2018-14464 CVE-2018-14465  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-4252-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in tcpdump. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libcrypto++ — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libcrypto++ — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 April 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4827-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9434 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Crypto++ mishandled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to leak potentially sensitive information. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — eject — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — eject — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 April 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3246-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6964 Upstream summary: Ilja Van Sprundel discovered that dmcrypt-get-device incorrectly checked setuid and setgid return values. A local attacker could use this issue to execute code as […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libxfont — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libxfont — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 April 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3500-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16611 CVE-2017-13720 CVE-2017-13722 CVE-2015-1802 CVE-2015-1803 CVE-2015-1804 CVE-2014-0209 CVE-2014-0210  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly followed symlinks when opening font files. A local unprivileged […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 April 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3240-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-0318 CVE-2016-8826 CVE-2016-7382 CVE-2016-7389 CVE-2015-7869 CVE-2015-5950 CVE-2014-8091 CVE-2014-8098  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a flaw in the kernel mode […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — exempi — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — exempi — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 April 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3668-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18233 CVE-2017-18234 CVE-2017-18236 CVE-2017-18238 CVE-2018-7728 CVE-2018-7729 CVE-2018-7730 CVE-2018-7731 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Exempi incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user or automated system were […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — sleuthkit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — sleuthkit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 April 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4765-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2012-5619 CVE-2017-13755 Upstream summary: It was discovered that The Sleuth Kit did not properly handle certain entires in FAT file systems. An attacker could use this vulnerability […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — mongodb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — mongodb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8064-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20802 Upstream summary: Eliot Horowitz discovered that MongoDB may fail to validate some instances of malformed BSON. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 March 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3662-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-6249 CVE-2018-6253 CVE-2017-5753 CVE-2017-6257 CVE-2017-6259 CVE-2017-6266 CVE-2017-6267 CVE-2017-6272 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained flaws in the kernel mode layer. A local […]

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