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Ubuntu 20.10 USN-4953-1 Critical: AWStats Remote Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey May 13, 2021
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Update Ubuntu to resolve problems in AWStats with risks of remote execution and unauthorized access.
Several security issues were fixed in AWStats.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in AWStats.

Software Description:

- awstats: powerful and featureful web server log analyzer

Details:

Sean Boran discovered that AWStats incorrectly filtered certain parameters.

A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2020-29600)

It was discovered that AWStats incorrectly filtered certain parameters. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive

information. (CVE-2020-35176)

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.10:
  awstats                         7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  awstats                         7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  awstats                         7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  awstats                         7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4+esm1

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4953-1

  CVE-2017-1000501, CVE-2020-29600, CVE-2020-35176

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/awstats/7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/awstats/7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/awstats/7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

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