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By Deeba Ahmed Patch Now or Pay Later: Qsort Flaw Leaves Millions of Linux Systems Exposed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical Flaws Found in GNU C Library, Major Linux Distros at Risk
Malicious local attackers can obtain full root access on Linux machines by taking advantage of a newly disclosed security flaw in the GNU C library (aka glibc). Tracked as CVE-2023-6246, the heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability is rooted in glibc's __vsyslog_internal() function, which is used by syslog() and vsyslog() for system logging purposes. It's said to have been accidentally
Ubuntu Security Notice 6614-1 - It was discovered that amanda did not properly check certain arguments. A local unprivileged attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a privilege escalation attack.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6612-1 - It was discovered that TinyXML incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted XML file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6605-2 - Lin Ma discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate network family support while creating a new netfilter table. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the server frame size in certain situation, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious CIFS image that, when operated on, could cause a denial of service or possibly expose sensitive information.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6604-2 - It was discovered that the ASUS HID driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device removal, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of service. Jana Hofmann, Emanuele Vannacci, Cedric Fournet, Boris Kopf, and Oleksii Oleksenko discovered that some AMD processors could leak stale data from division operations in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6613-1 - Lucas Henry discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled specially crafted POST requests. An unprivileged user could use this to bypass Ceph's authorization checks and upload a file to any bucket.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6610-1 - 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. Cornel Ionce discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when opening the print preview dialog. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6611-1 - It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain requests. A remote attacker could possibly use a published exploitation technique to inject e-mail messages with a spoofed MAIL FROM address, allowing bypass of an SPF protection mechanism.