Ubuntu security

USN-5193-3: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities USN-5193-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges. Source: USN-5193-3: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities

USN-6258-1: LLVM Toolchain vulnerabilities It was discovered that LLVM Toolchain did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted MLIR file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LLVM Toolchain to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-29932, CVE-2023-29934, CVE-2023-29939) It was discovered that LLVM Toolchain did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted MLIR file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LLVM Toolchain to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected llvm-toolchain-15. (CVE-2023-29933) Source: USN-6258-1: LLVM Toolchain vulnerabilities

USN-6257-1: Open VM Tools vulnerability It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain authentication requests. A fully compromised ESXi host can force Open VM Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine. (CVE-2023-20867) Source: USN-6257-1: Open VM Tools vulnerability

USN-6256-1: Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities Jiasheng Jiang discovered that the HSA Linux kernel driver for AMD Radeon GPU devices did not properly validate memory allocation in certain situations, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3108) Zheng Wang discovered that the Intel i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a double-free. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3707) It was discovered that the infrared transceiver USB driver did not properly handle USB control messages. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3903) Haowei Yan discovered that a race condition existed in the Layer [ more… ]

USN-6255-1: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities It was discovered that the IP-VLAN network driver for the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations, leading to an out-of- bounds write vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3090) Mingi Cho discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the status of a nft chain while performing a lookup by id, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-31248) Querijn Voet discovered that a race condition existed in the io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly [ more… ]