#ubuntu

GitKraken GitLens versions prior to 14.0.0 allow an untrusted workspace to execute git commands. A repo may include its own .git folder including a malicious config file to execute arbitrary code. Tested against VSCode 1.87.2 with GitLens 13.6.0 on Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 10.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6728-3 - USN-6728-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Squid. The fix for CVE-2023-5824 caused Squid to crash in certain environments on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and was disabled in USN-6728-2. The problematic fix for CVE-2023-5824 has now been corrected and reinstated in this update.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6743-2 - Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

This Metasploit module creates a vsix file which can be installed in Visual Studio Code as an extension. At activation/install, the extension will execute a shell or two. Tested against VSCode 1.87.2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6744-2 - USN-6744-1 fixed a vulnerability in Pillow. This update provides the corresponding updates for Pillow in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Hugo van Kemenade discovered that Pillow was not properly performing bounds checks when processing an ICC file, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ICC file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6744-1 - Hugo van Kemenade discovered that Pillow was not properly performing bounds checks when processing an ICC file, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ICC file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6745-1 - It was discovered that in Percona XtraBackup, a local crafted filename could trigger arbitrary code execution.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6738-1 - Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, and Joerg Schwenk discovered that LXD incorrectly handled the handshake phase and the use of sequence numbers in SSH Binary Packet Protocol. 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 bypass integrity checks.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6737-1 - Charles Fol discovered that the GNU C Library iconv feature incorrectly handled certain input sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6729-2 - USN-6729-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apache. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Orange Tsai discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled validating certain input. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request splitting attacks.