Packet Storm

Ubuntu Security Notice 6656-2 - USN-6656-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled dropping privileges when handling REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY commands. If a user or automatic system were tricked into running a specially crafted command, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL functions.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6689-1 - It was discovered that Rack incorrectly parse some headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6690-1 - Timothy Redaelli and Haresh Khandelwal discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain crafted Geneve packets when hardware offloading via the netlink path is enabled. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain ICMPv6 Neighbor Advertisement packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to redirect traffic to arbitrary IP addresses.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6688-1 - Pratyush Yadav discovered that the Xen network backend implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle zero length data request, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the Habana's AI Processors driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize certain data structures before passing them to user space. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6681-2 - Wenqing Liu discovered that the f2fs file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate inode types while performing garbage collection. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious f2fs image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the DesignWare USB3 for Qualcomm SoCs driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions during device registration. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6658-2 - USN-6658-1 fixed a vulnerability in libxml2. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

NorthStar C2 agent version 1.0 applies insufficient sanitization on agent registration routes, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to send multiple malicious agent registration requests to the teamserver to incrementally build a functioning javascript payload in the logs web page. This cross site scripting payload can be leveraged to execute commands on NorthStar C2 agents.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1270-03 - An update for docker is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1269-03 - An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service. Issues addressed include null pointer, out of bounds write, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1268-03 - An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service. Issues addressed include null pointer, out of bounds write, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.