Ubuntu security

USN-4474-2: Firefox regressions USN-4474-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, trick the user in to installing a malicious extension, spoof the URL bar, leak sensitive information between origins, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-15664, CVE-2020-15665, CVE-2020-15666, CVE-2020-15670) It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain signatures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-12400, CVE-2020-12401, CVE-2020-6829) A data race was discovered when importing certificate information in to the trust store. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause an unspecified impact. (CVE-2020-15668) Source: USN-4474-2: Firefox regressions

USN-4449-2: Apport vulnerabilities USN-4449-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Ryota Shiga working with Trend Micro´s Zero Day Initiative, discovered that Apport incorrectly dropped privileges when making certain D-Bus calls. A local attacker could use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2020-11936) Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed configuration files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause Apport to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15701) Ryota Shiga working with Trend Micro´s Zero Day Initiative, discovered that Apport incorrectly implemented certain checks. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-15702) Source: USN-4449-2: Apport vulnerabilities

USN-4488-1: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled the input extension protocol. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-14346) Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly initialized memory. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2020-14347) Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled the XkbSelectEvents function. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-14361) Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled the XRecordRegisterClients function. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-14362) Source: USN-4488-1: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities

USN-4487-1: libx11 vulnerabilities Todd Carson discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-14344) Jayden Rivers discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled locales. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-14363) Source: USN-4487-1: libx11 vulnerabilities

USN-4484-1: Linux kernel vulnerability It was discovered that the cgroup v2 subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2020-14356) Source: USN-4484-1: Linux kernel vulnerability