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USN-7785-1: Open VM Tools vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Advisories
1 week ago
It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled permissions with version checking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges inside a virtual machine. This update disables the SDMP get-versions.sh script, so version information may no longer be made available.

USN-7783-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Advisories
1 week ago
Xudong Cao and Yuqing Zhang discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory when parsing malformed TIFF images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LibTIFF to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-8961) Xudong Cao and Yuqing Zhang discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory when parsing malformed TIFF image headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LibTIFF to leak memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-9165) It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory when parsing malformed TIFF image metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-9900)