Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Ubuntu 14.04 — keystone — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — keystone — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 April 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2406-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3621 CVE-2014-3476 CVE-2014-3520 CVE-2014-5251 CVE-2014-5252 CVE-2014-5253 Upstream summary: Brant Knudson discovered that OpenStack Keystone did not properly perform input sanitization when performing endpoint catalog substitution. A remote […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — unattended-upgrades — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — unattended-upgrades — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 March 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2657-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1330 Upstream summary: It was discovered that unattended-upgrades incorrectly performed authentication checks in certain configurations. If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 March 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2381-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3634 CVE-2014-3683 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Rsyslog incorrectly handled invalid PRI values. An attacker could use this issue to send malformed messages to the Rsyslog […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — python-dbusmock — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — python-dbusmock — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 March 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2618-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1326 Upstream summary: It was discovered that python-dbusmock incorrectly handled template loading from shared directories. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — vnc4 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — vnc4 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 March 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4772-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0255 CVE-2015-1283 Upstream summary: USN-2500-1 addressed CVE-2015-0255 for xorg-server. This update provides the corresponding fix for VNC4 on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-0255) USN-2726-1 […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 March 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2479-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2013-6435 CVE-2014-8118 Upstream summary: Florian Weimer discovered that RPM incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-6435) Florian Weimer […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — gtk+3.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — gtk+3.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 February 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2475-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1366790 Upstream summary: Clemens Fries discovered that GTK+ allowed bypassing certain screen locks by using the menu key. An attacker with physical access could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — gtk+2.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — gtk+2.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 February 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2898-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2013-7447 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GTK+ incorrectly handled certain large images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GTK+ applications to crash, resulting […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — php-gettext — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — php-gettext — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 February 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4779-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8980 Upstream summary: Danilo Segan discovered that Gettext mishandled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libwmf — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libwmf — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 February 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2670-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0848 CVE-2015-4588 CVE-2015-4695 CVE-2015-4696 Upstream summary: Fernando Muñoz and Stefan Cornelius discovered that libwmf incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked […]

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