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Ubuntu Security Notice 5559-1 - It was discovered that Moment.js incorrectly handled certain input paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a loss of integrity by changing the correct path to one of their choice. It was discovered that Moment.js incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5561-1 - It was discovered that GNOME Web incorrectly filtered certain strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. It was discovered that GNOME Web incorrectly handled certain long page titles. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GNOME Web to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5560-2 - Zhenpeng Lin discovered that the network packet scheduler implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly remove all references to a route filter before freeing it in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel did not prevent one nft object from referencing an nft set in another nft table, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5560-1 - Zhenpeng Lin discovered that the network packet scheduler implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly remove all references to a route filter before freeing it in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel did not prevent one nft object from referencing an nft set in another nft table, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5558-1 - Zhao Liang discovered that libcdio was not properly performing memory management operations when processing ISO files, which could result in a heap buffer overflow or in a NULL pointer dereference. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

As many as 121 new security flaws were patched by Microsoft as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for the month of August, which also includes a fix for a Support Diagnostic Tool vulnerability that the company said is being actively exploited in the wild. Of the 121 bugs, 17 are rated Critical, 102 are rated Important, one is rated Moderate, and one is rated Low in severity. Two of the issues

Ubuntu Security Notice 5555-1 - It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5553-1 - It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo was not properly handling EOF characters, which could lead to excessive memory consumption through the execution of a large loop. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo was not properly performing bounds check operations, which could lead to a heap-based buffer overread. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5554-1 - Pedro Ribeiro discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain GIF images. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted GIF file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5552-1 - It was discovered that phpLiteAdmin incorrectly handled certain GET requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks.