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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-5997-1 Moderate: IPMItool Crash Risk

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Calendar Grey April 4, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Due to major security flaws found in IPMItool on various Ubuntu versions, users must act quickly. Follow recommended steps to secure your systems.
IPMItool could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate code execution Ubuntu crash risk ipmitool

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: ipmitool 1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: ipmitool 1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: ipmitool 1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5997-1

CVE-2020-5208

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April 04, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate code execution Ubuntu crash risk ipmitool

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2

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