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USN-3956-2: Bind vulnerability bind9 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary Bind could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description bind9 – Internet Domain Name Server Details USN-3956-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bind. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled limiting the number of simultaneous TCP clients. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM bind9 – 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm1 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM bind9 – 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.28 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. [ more… ]

USN-3971-1: Monit vulnerabilities Monit vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.10 Summary Several security issues were fixed in Monit Software Description monit – utility for monitoring and managing daemons or similar programs Details Zack Flack discovered that Monit incorrectly handled certain input. A remote authenticated user could exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2019-11454) Zack Flack discovered a buffer overread when Monit decoded certain crafted URLs. An attacker could exploit this to leak potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2019-11455) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 monit – 1:5.25.2-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.10 monit – 1:5.25.2-1ubuntu0.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2019-11454 CVE-2019-11455 Source: USN-3971-1: [ more… ]