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Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1487-03 - An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support. Issues addressed include integer overflow, out of bounds write, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6701-3 - Ruihan Li discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform permissions checks when handling HCI sockets. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the NVIDIA Tegra XUSB pad controller driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle return values in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

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Debian Linux Security Advisory 5644-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird, which could result in denial of service, the execution of arbitrary code or leaks of encrypted email subjects.

Debian Linux Security Advisory 5643-1 - Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code or information disclosure, bypass of content security policies or spoofing.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6700-2 - It was discovered that the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when releasing PPPoL2TP sockets in certain conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle block device modification while it is mounted. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly expose sensitive information.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6704-2 - It was discovered that the NVIDIA Tegra XUSB pad controller driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle return values in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Quentin Minster discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle session setup requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1473-03 - An update for libreoffice is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1472-03 - An update for the go-toolset:rhel8 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Issues addressed include a memory leak vulnerability.