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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-4702-1 Critical: Pound Information Disclosure

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Calendar Grey January 25, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Mitigation strategies for vulnerabilities in the pound server affecting Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, focusing on reducing risks associated with unauthorized remote access.
Several security issues were fixed in pound.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical remote access remote attack information disclosure ubuntu pound http issue ubuntu 16.04 http requests

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: pound 2.6-6.1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4702-1

CVE-2016-10711, CVE-2018-21245

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January 25, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical remote access remote attack information disclosure ubuntu pound http issue ubuntu 16.04 http requests

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pound/2.6-6.1ubuntu0.1

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