Ubuntu

Ubuntu Notices API

Ubuntu Security Notices

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Operations 2

GET /notices.json List Security Notices #
GET /notices/{notice_id}.json Get Security Notice #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://launchpad.net/+apidoc/
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https://documentation.ubuntu.com/launchpad/user/explanation/launchpad-api/launchpad-web-service/
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https://api.snapcraft.io/docs/
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Documentation
https://ubuntu.com/security/api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/openapi/ubuntu-notices-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ubuntu-snap-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ubuntu-cve-schema.json

Other Resources

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WADL
https://api.launchpad.net/devel
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DeveloperPortal
https://snapcraft.io/docs
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/examples/ubuntu-snap-search-example.json
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RSS
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/examples/ubuntu-cve-list-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

ubuntu-notices-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ubuntu Security CVE Notices API
  description: The Ubuntu Security CVE API provides programmatic access to Ubuntu's CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) database. It enables querying security notices, CVE details, affected packages, and patch status across Ubuntu releases.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Ubuntu Security Team
    url: https://ubuntu.com/security
servers:
- url: https://ubuntu.com/security
  description: Ubuntu Security API
tags:
- name: Notices
  description: Ubuntu Security Notices
paths:
  /notices.json:
    get:
      operationId: listNotices
      summary: List Security Notices
      description: Returns Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) for published vulnerabilities.
      tags:
      - Notices
      parameters:
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
        description: Pagination offset.
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
        description: Number of notices to return.
      - name: release
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter notices by Ubuntu release codename.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of security notices.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoticeListResponse'
  /notices/{notice_id}.json:
    get:
      operationId: getNotice
      summary: Get Security Notice
      description: Returns details for a specific Ubuntu Security Notice.
      tags:
      - Notices
      parameters:
      - name: notice_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Ubuntu Security Notice ID (e.g., USN-6789-1).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Security notice details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notice'
        '404':
          description: Notice not found.
components:
  schemas:
    NoticeListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        notices:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notice'
        offset:
          type: integer
        limit:
          type: integer
        total_results:
          type: integer
    Notice:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Ubuntu Security Notice identifier.
        title:
          type: string
          description: Notice title.
        summary:
          type: string
          description: Summary of the vulnerability.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Full description.
        published:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Publication date.
        cves:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: List of CVE IDs addressed by this notice.
        packages:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
              version:
                type: string
              release:
                type: string