Vulnerabilities > Canonical > Ubuntu Linux > 14.04

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2017-12-05 CVE-2016-1255 Link Following vulnerability in Debian Postgresql-Common
The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common package in Debian wheezy before 134wheezy5, in Debian jessie before 165+deb8u2, in Debian unstable before 178, in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS before 129ubuntu1.2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 154ubuntu1.1, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 173ubuntu0.1, in Ubuntu 17.04 before 179ubuntu0.1, and in Ubuntu 17.10 before 184ubuntu1.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a logfile in /var/log/postgresql.
local
low complexity
debian canonical CWE-59
7.2
2017-12-05 CVE-2016-1252 Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in multiple products
The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.
4.3
2017-12-01 CVE-2017-16612 Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in multiple products
libXcursor before 1.1.15 has various integer overflows that could lead to heap buffer overflows when processing malicious cursors, e.g., with programs like GIMP.
network
low complexity
debian canonical x CWE-190
5.0
2017-12-01 CVE-2017-16611 Link Following vulnerability in multiple products
In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open (but not read) files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files.
local
low complexity
debian canonical x CWE-59
4.9
2017-11-27 CVE-2017-15275 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in multiple products
Samba before 4.7.3 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging failure of the server to clear allocated heap memory.
network
low complexity
samba redhat debian canonical CWE-119
5.0
2017-11-27 CVE-2017-14746 Use After Free vulnerability in multiple products
Use-after-free vulnerability in Samba 4.x before 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SMB1 request.
network
low complexity
samba redhat debian canonical CWE-416
7.5
2017-11-27 CVE-2017-14176 Bazaar through 2.7.0, when Subprocess SSH is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a bzr+ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-12976, CVE-2017-16228, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.
network
debian canonical
critical
9.3
2017-11-20 CVE-2017-16544 Code Injection vulnerability in multiple products
In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal.
network
low complexity
busybox debian vmware redlion canonical CWE-94
8.8
2017-11-17 CVE-2017-16845 Improper Input Validation vulnerability in multiple products
hw/input/ps2.c in Qemu does not validate 'rptr' and 'count' values during guest migration, leading to out-of-bounds access.
network
low complexity
qemu debian canonical CWE-20
6.4
2017-11-15 CVE-2017-15115 Use After Free vulnerability in multiple products
The sctp_do_peeloff function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14 does not check whether the intended netns is used in a peel-off action, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
local
low complexity
linux debian suse canonical CWE-416
7.8