Ubuntu security

USN-5998-1: Apache Log4j vulnerabilities It was discovered that the SocketServer component of Apache Log4j 1.2 incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-17571) It was discovered that the JMSSink component of Apache Log4j 1.2 incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-23302) It was discovered that Apache Log4j 1.2 incorrectly handled certain SQL statements. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an SQL injection attack and alter the database. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23305) It was discovered that the Chainsaw component of Apache Log4j 1.2 incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 [ more… ]

USN-5999-1: trim-newlines vulnerability It was discovered that trim-newlines incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-33623) Source: USN-5999-1: trim-newlines vulnerability

USN-5997-1: IPMItool vulnerability It was discovered that IPMItool was not properly checking the data received from a remote LAN party. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to to cause a crash or arbitrary code execution. Source: USN-5997-1: IPMItool vulnerability

USN-5996-1: Liblouis vulnerabilities It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-26767, CVE-2023-26768, CVE-2023-26769) Source: USN-5996-1: Liblouis vulnerabilities

USN-5995-1: Vim vulnerabilities It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1674, CVE-2022-1733, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1785, CVE-2022-1796, CVE-2022-1851, CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2125, CVE-2022-2126, CVE-2022-2129, CVE-2022-2175, CVE-2022-2183, CVE-2022-2206, CVE-2022-2304, CVE-2022-2345, CVE-2022-2581) It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1720, CVE-2022-2571, CVE-2022-2845, CVE-2022-2849, CVE-2022-2923) It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory [ more… ]