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Ubuntu systemd Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities DSA-8194-7

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Calendar Grey April 3, 2026
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Addressing privilege escalation and info disclosure risks in Debian inetutils, fixes available for oldstable release.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the inetutils implementation of telnetd and telnet, which may result in privilege escalation or information disclosure
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed
in version 2:2.4-2+deb12u3.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
version 2:2.6-3+deb13u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your inetutils packages.

For the detailed security status of inetutils please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/inetutils

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: inetutils
CVE ID: CVE-2026-32746 CVE-2026-32772

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