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Ubuntu Security Notice 6787-1 - It was discovered that Jinja2 incorrectly handled certain HTML attributes that were accepted by the xmlattr filter. An attacker could use this issue to inject arbitrary HTML attribute keys and values to potentially execute a cross-site scripting attack.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6779-2 - USN-6779-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. Jan-Ivar Bruaroey discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when audio input connected with multiple consumers. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. Thomas Rinsma discovered that Firefox did not properly handle type check when handling fonts in PDF.js. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to execute arbitrary javascript code in PDF.js. Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly handle certain font styles when saving a page to PDF. An attacker could potentially exploi...
Ubuntu Security Notice 6795-1 - Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the Open vSwitch implementation in the Linux kernel could overflow its stack during recursive action operations under certain conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6794-1 - It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain malformed BGP and OSPF packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FRR to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6792-1 - Naom Moshe discovered that Flask-Security incorrectly validated URLs. An attacker could use this issue to redirect users to arbitrary URLs.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6793-1 - It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain submodules. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue was fixed in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain cloned repositories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6791-1 - It was discovered that Unbound could take part in a denial of service amplification attack known as DNSBomb. This update introduces certain resource limits to make the impact from Unbound significantly lower.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6790-1 - It was discovered that amavisd-new incorrectly handled certain MIME email messages with multiple boundary parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass checks for banned files or malware.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6789-1 - Amel Bouziane-Leblond discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled graphic on-click bindings. If a user were tricked into clicking a graphic in a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary script.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6788-1 - Several security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.