Category Archives: Advisories

Advisories

USN-6644-2: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

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USN-6644-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibTIFF.
This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files
with the tiffcp utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
tiffcp to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6228)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6277)

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Advisories

USN-6305-2: PHP vulnerabilities

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USN-6305-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain XML files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2023-3823)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain PHAR files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash,
expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-3824)

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