Ubuntu Security Advisories

USN-6747-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-3852, CVE-2024-3864, CVE-2024-3865) Bartek Nowotarski discovered that Firefox did not properly limit HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-3302) Gary Kwong discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when running garbage collection during realm initialization. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-3853) Lukas Bernhard discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory during JIT optimisations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-3854, CVE-2024-3855) Nan Wang discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory during WASM garbage collection. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-3856) Lukas Bernhard discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when handling JIT created code during garbage collection. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-3857) Lukas Bernhard discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when tracing in JIT. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-3858) Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory in the OpenType sanitizer on 32-bit devices, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-3859) Garry Kwong discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when tracing empty shape lists in JIT. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-3860) Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when handling an AlignedBuffer. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-3861) Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when handling code in MarkStack. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-3862)

George-Andrei Iosif and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that Gerbv did not properly initialize a data structure when parsing certain nested RS-274X format files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a memory leak when handling certain element flush operations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).(CVE-2023-4569) Xingyuan Mo discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle inactive elements in its PIPAPO data structure, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2023-6817) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the AppleTalk networking subsystem of the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2023-51781) Kevin Rich discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly check deactivated elements in certain situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2024-0193) Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle element deactivation in certain cases, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2024-1085) Notselwyn discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle verdict parameters in certain cases, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2024-1086) In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: qualcomm: rmnet: fix global oob in rmnet_policy The variable rmnet_link_ops assign a *bigger* maxtype which leads to a global out-of- bounds read when parsing the netlink attributes. (CVE-2024-26597)

It was discovered that the JSON5 parse method incorrectly handled the parsing of keys named \_\_proto\_\_. An attacker could possibly use this issue to pollute the prototype of the returned object, setting arbitrary or unexpected keys, and cause a denial of service, allow unintended access to network services or have other unspecified impact, depending on the application's use of the module.

It was discovered that Anope did not properly process credentials for suspended accounts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to normally login to the platform as a suspended user after changing their password.

It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled PHP_CLI_SERVER_WORKERS variable. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-4900) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cookie by pass. (CVE-2024-2756) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled some passwords. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an account takeover attack. (CVE-2024-3096)

USN-6744-1 fixed a vulnerability in Pillow. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Hugo van Kemenade discovered that Pillow was not properly performing bounds checks when processing an ICC file, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ICC file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

USN-6734-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libvirt. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Alexander Kuznetsov discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-1441) It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain RPC library API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2494)

USN-6733-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GnuTLS. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when performing certain ECDSA operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover sensitive information. (CVE-2024-28834) It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled verifying certain PEM bundles. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2024-28835)

USN-6718-1 fixed vulnerabilities in curl. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Dan Fandrich discovered that curl would incorrectly use the default set of protocols when a parameter option disabled all protocols without adding any, contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2024-2004) It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when limiting the amount of headers when HTTP/2 server push is allowed. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause curl to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2398)

USN-6729-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Orange Tsai discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled validating certain input. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request splitting attacks. (CVE-2023-38709) Keran Mu and Jianjun Chen discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled validating certain input. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request splitting attacks. (CVE-2024-24795) Bartek Nowotarski discovered that the Apache HTTP Server HTTP/2 module incorrectly handled endless continuation frames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the server to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-27316)

USN-6737-1 fixed a vulnerability in the GNU C Library. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Charles Fol discovered that the GNU C Library iconv feature incorrectly handled certain input sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Ingo Brückl discovered that cpio contained a path traversal vulnerability. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted cpio archive, an attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files outside the target directory on the host, even if using the option --no-absolute-filenames.

It was discovered that less mishandled newline characters in file names. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening specially crafted files, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands on the host.

It was discovered that nghttp2 incorrectly handled the HTTP/2 implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nghttp2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-9511, CVE-2019-9513) It was discovered that nghttp2 incorrectly handled request cancellation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nghttp2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-44487) It was discovered that nghttp2 could be made to process an unlimited number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nghttp2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-28182)

Thomas Neil James Shadwell discovered that CryptoJS was using an insecure cryptographic default configuration. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled input data in the discovery and graphs pages. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to perform reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2022-35229, CVE-2022-35230)

It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-2609, CVE-2024-3852, CVE-2024-3864) Bartek Nowotarski discovered that Thunderbird did not properly limit HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-3302) Lukas Bernhard discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage memory during JIT optimisations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-3854) Lukas Bernhard discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage memory when handling JIT created code during garbage collection. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-3857) Ronald Crane discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage memory in the OpenType sanitizer on 32-bit devices, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-3859) Ronald Crane discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage memory when handling an AlignedBuffer. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-3861)