=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5301-1
February 22, 2022

cyrus-sasl2 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Cyrus SASL could run programs if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- cyrus-sasl2: Cyrus Simple Authentication and Security Layer

Details:

It was discovered that the Cyrus SASL SQL plugin incorrectly handled SQL
input. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL
commands.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 21.10:
  libsasl2-modules-sql            2.1.27+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libsasl2-modules-sql            2.1.27+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libsasl2-modules-sql            2.1.27~101-g0780600+dfsg-3ubuntu2.4

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5301-1
  CVE-2022-24407

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cyrus-sasl2/2.1.27+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cyrus-sasl2/2.1.27+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cyrus-sasl2/2.1.27~101-g0780600+dfsg-3ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 5301-1: Cyrus SASL vulnerability

February 22, 2022
Cyrus SASL could run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.10: libsasl2-modules-sql 2.1.27+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libsasl2-modules-sql 2.1.27+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libsasl2-modules-sql 2.1.27~101-g0780600+dfsg-3ubuntu2.4 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5301-1

CVE-2022-24407

Severity
February 22, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cyrus-sasl2/2.1.27+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cyrus-sasl2/2.1.27+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cyrus-sasl2/2.1.27~101-g0780600+dfsg-3ubuntu2.4

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