USN-8064-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8064-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8064-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8064-1
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Published
2026-02-25T16:46:04Z
Modified
2026-02-28T06:45:39.892304Z
Summary
mongodb vulnerabilities
Details

Eliot Horowitz discovered that MongoDB may fail to validate some instances of malformed BSON. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MongoDB to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-1609)

It was discovered that MongoDB read raw permissions from .dbshell history files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6494)

Travis Brown discovered that MongoDB may be unable to parse specially crafted UTF-8 strings in BSON requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MongoDB to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20802)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / mongodb

Package

Name
mongodb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mongodb@1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.4.6-0ubuntu5
1:2.4.6-0ubuntu6
1:2.4.8-1ubuntu1
1:2.4.8-2
1:2.4.9-1
1:2.4.9-1ubuntu1
1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "mongodb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "mongodb-clients"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "mongodb-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "mongodb-server"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8064-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / mongodb

Package

Name
mongodb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mongodb@1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "mongodb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "mongodb-clients"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "mongodb-server"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8064-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mongodb

Package

Name
mongodb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mongodb@1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.4.7-1
1:3.4.7-1ubuntu1
1:3.4.7-1ubuntu2
1:3.4.7-1ubuntu4
1:3.4.14-3ubuntu1
1:3.4.14-3ubuntu2
1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1
1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.1
1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.3
1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "mongodb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "mongodb-clients"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "mongodb-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "mongodb-server-core"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8064-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-20802",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}