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Ubuntu Security Notice 5953-1 - It was discovered that IPython incorrectly processed REST API POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to launch a cross-site request forgery attack and leak user's sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that IPython did not properly manage cross user temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5951-1 - It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols, 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 NVMe driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle reset events in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

WordPress Profile Builder plugin versions 3.9.0 and below suffer from a missing authorization vulnerability in wppb_toolbox_usermeta_handler().

Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-1199-01 - OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library. Issues addressed include buffer overflow, double free, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5950-1 - It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Davide Ornaghi discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle VLAN headers in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

The armv8_dec_aes_gcm_full() API of Arm AArch64cryptolib before 86065c6 fails to the verify the authentication tag of AES-GCM protected data, leading to a man-in-the-middle attack. This occurs because of an improperly initialized variable.

The sooner CISOs become proactive in understanding the flip side of the organizations they protect, the better they'll be at their jobs.

KDAB Hotspot 1.3.x and 1.4.x through 1.4.1, in a non-default configuration, allows privilege escalation because of race conditions involving symlinks and elevate_perf_privileges.sh chown calls.

An analysis of trillions of DNS requests shows a shocking amount of malicious traffic inside enterprise networks, with threats using DNS as a sort of malicious Autobahn.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5949-1 - It was discovered that Chromium could be made to write out of bounds in several components. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to corrupt memory via a crafted HTML page, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Chromium contained an integer overflow in the PDF component. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to corrupt memory via a crafted PDF file, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.