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Ubuntu Security Notice 5259-3 - USN-5259-1 and USN-5259-2 fixed vulnerabilities in Cron. Unfortunately that update was incomplete and could introduce a regression. This update fixes the problem. It was discovered that the postinst maintainer script in Cron unsafely handled file permissions during package install or update operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. Florian Weimer discovered that Cron incorrectly handled certain memory operations during crontab file creation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Cron incorrectly handled user input during crontab file creation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Cron contained a use-after-free vulnerability in its force_rescan_user function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5409-1 - It was discovered that libsndfile was incorrectly performing memory management operations and incorrectly using buffers when executing its FLAC codec. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted sound file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5408-1 - Petr Menšík and Richard Johnson discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or expose sensitive information.

Joomla SexyPolling version 2.1.7 suffers from a remote SQL injection vulnerability.

There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder.c:633 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder.c:633 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

There is an assertion failure error in stbi__jpeg_huff_decode, stb_image.h:1894 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

There is an assertion failure error in stbi__jpeg_huff_decode, stb_image.h:1894 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out fixes for as many as 74 security vulnerabilities, including one for a zero-day bug that's being actively exploited in the wild. Of the 74 issues, seven are rated Critical, 66 are rated Important, and one is rated low in severity. Two of the flaws are listed as publicly known at the time of release. These encompass 24 remote code execution (RCE), 21 elevation of

Ubuntu Security Notice 5179-2 - USN-5179-1 fixed vulnerabilities in BusyBox. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain malformed gzip archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted gzip archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.