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Ubuntu 21.10, 20.04 LTS: USN-5325-1 Critical Zsh Security Flaws

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Calendar Grey March 14, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Keep updated with the latest Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5325-2 concerning Zsh flaws that impact multiple versions.
Several security issues were fixed in Zsh.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical code execution privilege escalation ubuntu zsh

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.10: zsh 5.8-6ubuntu0.1 zsh-static 5.8-6ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: zsh 5.8-3ubuntu1.1 zsh-static 5.8-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: zsh 5.4.2-3ubuntu3.2 zsh-static 5.4.2-3ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: zsh 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3+esm1 zsh-static 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5325-1

CVE-2019-20044, CVE-2021-45444

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March 14, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical code execution privilege escalation ubuntu zsh

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zsh/5.8-6ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zsh/5.8-3ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zsh/5.4.2-3ubuntu3.2

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