Ubuntu 21.10 Advisory USN-5179-1: BusyBox Remote Code Execution Risk
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December 7, 2021
Several security issues were fixed in BusyBox.
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.10: busybox 1:1.30.1-6ubuntu3.1 busybox-initramfs 1:1.30.1-6ubuntu3.1 busybox-static 1:1.30.1-6ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 21.04: busybox 1:1.30.1-6ubuntu2.1 busybox-initramfs 1:1.30.1-6ubuntu2.1 busybox-static 1:1.30.1-6ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: busybox 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 busybox-initramfs 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 busybox-static 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: busybox 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 busybox-initramfs 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 busybox-static 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5179-1
CVE-2021-28831, CVE-2021-42374, CVE-2021-42378, CVE-2021-42379,
CVE-2021-42380, CVE-2021-42381, CVE-2021-42382, CVE-2021-42384,
CVE-2021-42385, CVE-2021-42386
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/busybox/1:1.30.1-6ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/busybox/1:1.30.1-6ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/busybox/1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/busybox/1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4
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