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Ubuntu 22.04 ESM USN-6008-1 Moderate Exo Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey April 12, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Deploy immediate patches to mitigate Exo vulnerability on Ubuntu versions 14.04 through 22.04 ESM, effectively reducing the risk of system crashes and unauthorized code execution.
Exo could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 ESM: libexo-2-0 4.16.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libexo-common 4.16.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu 20.04 ESM: libexo-1-0 0.12.11-1ubuntu1.20.04.1+esm1 libexo-2-0 0.12.11-1ubuntu1.20.04.1+esm1 libexo-common 0.12.11-1ubuntu1.20.04.1+esm1 Ubuntu 18.04 ESM: libexo-1-0 0.12.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 libexo-2-0 0.12.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 libexo-common 0.12.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libexo-1-0 0.10.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libexo-common 0.10.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libexo-1-0 0.10.2-3ubuntu1.14.04.2+esm1 libexo-common 0.10.2-3ubuntu1.14.04.2+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6008-1

CVE-2022-32278

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April 11, 2023

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