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USN-4083-1: OpenJDK 11 vulnerabilities

2019-08-01 KENNETH 0

USN-4083-1: OpenJDK 11 vulnerabilities openjdk-lts vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 11. Software Description openjdk-lts – Open Source Java implementation Details It was discovered that OpenJDK did not sufficiently validate serial streams before deserializing suppressed exceptions in some situations. An attacker could use this to specially craft an object that, when deserialized, would cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-2762) It was discovered that in some situations OpenJDK did not properly bound the amount of memory allocated during object deserialization. An attacker could use this to specially craft an object that, when deserialized, would cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption). (CVE-2019-2769) It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly restrict privileges in certain situations. An attacker could use this to [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18950

2019-08-01 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18950 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18950 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. IMPORTANT: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, these builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If you take this flight, you won’t be able to switch Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC. If you want a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring, head on over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including a complete list of new features and updates that have gone out as part of Insider flights for the current development cycle. What’s new in Build 18950 Japanese IME Improvements Thank you everyone who’s shared feedback [ more… ]

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USN-4082-1: Subversion vulnerabilities

2019-08-01 KENNETH 0

USN-4082-1: Subversion vulnerabilities subversion vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Subversion could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description subversion – Advanced version control system Details Ace Olszowka discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled certain svnserve requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause svnserver to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-11782) Tomas Bortoli discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled certain svnserve requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause svnserver to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-0203) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libsvn1 – 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3 subversion – 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard [ more… ]

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USN-4081-1: Pango vulnerability

2019-08-01 KENNETH 0

USN-4081-1: Pango vulnerability pango1.0 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Summary Pango could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input. Software Description pango1.0 – Layout and rendering of internationalized text – gir bindings Details It was discovered that Pango incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 gir1.2-pango-1.0 – 1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1 libpango-1.0-0 – 1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1 libpango1.0-0 – 1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2019-1010238 Source: USN-4081-1: Pango vulnerability

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USN-4080-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

2019-07-31 KENNETH 0

USN-4080-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities openjdk-8 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK. Software Description openjdk-8 – Open Source Java implementation Details Keegan Ryan discovered that the ECC implementation in OpenJDK was not sufficiently resilient to side-channel attacks. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-2745) It was discovered that OpenJDK did not sufficiently validate serial streams before deserializing suppressed exceptions in some situations. An attacker could use this to specially craft an object that, when deserialized, would cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-2762) It was discovered that in some situations OpenJDK did not properly bound the amount of memory allocated during object deserialization. An attacker could use this to specially craft an object that, when deserialized, would cause a denial of [ more… ]