#ubuntu

A use-after-free flaw was found in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when it forgets to set the free pointer server->hostname to NULL, leading to an invalid pointer request.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6087-1 - It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6088-1 - It was discovered that runC incorrectly made /sys/fs/cgroup writable when in rootless mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. It was discovered that runC incorrectly performed access control when mounting /proc to non-directories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. It was discovered that runC incorrectly handled /proc and /sys mounts inside a container. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass AppArmor, and potentially SELinux.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6086-1 - It was discovered that minimatch incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6085-1 - It was discovered that some AMD x86-64 processors with SMT enabled could speculatively execute instructions using a return address from a sibling thread. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. Zheng Wang discovered that the Intel i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a double-free. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6050-2 - USN-6050-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides the corresponding updates for CVE-2023-25652 and CVE-2023-29007 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite paths.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6084-1 - Jordy Zomer and Alexandra Sandulescu discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement speculative execution barriers in usercopy functions in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. Xingyuan Mo discovered that the x86 KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize some data structures. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.

yasm 1.3.0.55.g101bc was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the function expand_mmac_params at yasm/modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp.c.

yasm 1.3.0.55.g101bc was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function expand_mmac_params at /nasm/nasm-pp.c.

yasm 1.3.0.55.g101bc was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function do_directive at /nasm/nasm-pp.c.