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USN-4383-1: Firefox vulnerabilities firefox vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 19.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website. Software Description firefox – Mozilla Open Source web browser 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, spoof the addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12405, CVE-2020-12406, CVE-2020-12407, CVE-2020-12408, CVE-2020-12409, CVE-2020-12410, CVE-2020-12411) It was discovered that NSS showed timing differences when performing DSA signatures. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain private keys using a timing attack. (CVE-2020-12399) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to [ more… ]

USN-4381-2: Django vulnerabilities python-django vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary Several security issues were fixed in Django. Software Description python-django – High-level Python web development framework Details USN-4381-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Django. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Dan Palmer discovered that Django incorrectly validated memcached cache keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2020-13254) Jon Dufresne discovered that Django incorrectly encoded query parameters for the admin ForeignKeyRawIdWidget. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks. (CVE-2020-13596) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM python-django – 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm1 To update your system, please follow these [ more… ]

USN-4382-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities freerdp vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP. Software Description freerdp – RDP client for Windows Terminal Services Details It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libfreerdp-client1.1 – 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4 libfreerdp-common1.1.0 – 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4 libfreerdp-core1.1 – 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4 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-2020-11042 CVE-2020-11045 CVE-2020-11046 CVE-2020-11048 CVE-2020-11049 CVE-2020-11058 CVE-2020-11521 CVE-2020-11522 CVE-2020-11523 CVE-2020-11525 CVE-2020-11526 CVE-2020-13396 CVE-2020-13397 CVE-2020-13398 Source: USN-4382-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities

USN-4381-1: Django vulnerabilities python-django vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 19.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in Django. Software Description python-django – High-level Python web development framework Details Dan Palmer discovered that Django incorrectly validated memcached cache keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2020-13254) Jon Dufresne discovered that Django incorrectly encoded query parameters for the admin ForeignKeyRawIdWidget. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks. (CVE-2020-13596) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS python3-django – 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 19.10 python-django – 1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.4 python3-django – 1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS python-django – 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.9 python3-django – 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.9 Ubuntu [ more… ]

USN-4380-1: Apache Ant vulnerability Apache Ant vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.10 Summary Apache Ant could leak sensitive information or be made to run programs as your login. Software Description ant – Java based build tool like make Details It was discovered that Apache Ant created temporary files with insecure permissions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read sensitive information leaked into /tmp, or potentially inject malicious code into a project that is built with Apache Ant. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10 ant – 1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1 ant-doc – 1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1 ant-optional – 1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1 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-2020-1945 Source: USN-4380-1: Apache Ant [ more… ]