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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-5052-1 Moderate MongoDB Unauthorized Access

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Calendar Grey August 26, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04 encounter a security vulnerability in MongoDB; upgrading is advised to address potential threats related to unauthorized entry.
MongoDB could provide unintended access.

Summary

MongoDB could provide unintended access.

Software Description:

- mongodb: Document-oriented database

Details:

MongoDB would fail to properly invalidate existing sessions for deleted

users. This could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated

privileges if their user account was recreated with elevated privileges.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate unauthorized access software update ubuntu mongodb

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  mongodb-clients                 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.2
  mongodb-server                  1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.2
  mongodb-server-core             1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  mongodb-clients                 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.3
  mongodb-server                  1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.3
  mongodb-server-core             1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.3

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5052-1

CVE-2019-2386

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August 26, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate unauthorized access software update ubuntu mongodb

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mongodb/1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mongodb/1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.3

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