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Ubuntu 16.04: USN-5179-2 Moderate: BusyBox Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey May 10, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Tackling a vulnerability in BusyBox that could result in system instability or the execution of unauthorized applications on Ubuntu platforms.
BusyBox could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote execution ubuntu busybox

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:   busybox                         1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1   busybox-initramfs               1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1   busybox-static                  1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5179-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5179-1

  CVE-2021-28831

May 10, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote execution ubuntu busybox

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