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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-4595-1: Critical Grunt Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey October 20, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Mitigating the Grunt flaw on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, which permits unauthorized command execution through specially designed input.
Grunt could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Grunt could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- grunt: JavaScript task runner/build system/maintainer tool

Details:

It was discovered that Grunt did not properly load yaml files. An

attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-7729)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical code execution Ubuntu CVE arbitrary input Grunt

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  grunt                           1.0.1-8ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4595-1

CVE-2020-7729

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October 20, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical code execution Ubuntu CVE arbitrary input Grunt

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grunt/1.0.1-8ubuntu0.1

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