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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6275-1 Moderate Cargo Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu users should be cautious with the Cargo package manager; malicious crates might exploit your permissions. Verify package integrity from trusted sources before use
Cargo could be made to run programs as your login if it installed a specially crafted crate.

Summary

Cargo could be made to run programs as your login if it

installed a specially crafted crate.

Software Description:

- cargo: Rust package manager

- rust-cargo: Rust package manager - feature "openssl"

Details:

Addison Crump discovered that Cargo incorrectly set file permissions

on UNIX-like systems when extracting crate archives. If the crate would

contain files writable by any user, a local attacker could possibly use

this issue to execute code as another user.

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution Ubuntu moderate severity local attack file permission cargo

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   cargo 0.67.1+ds0ubuntu0.libgit2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2+esm1
   librust-cargo+openssl-dev       0.57.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   librust-cargo-dev               0.57.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   cargo 0.67.1+ds0ubuntu0.libgit2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   cargo 0.66.0+ds0ubuntu0.libgit2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   cargo 0.47.0-1~exp1ubuntu1~16.04.1+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6275-1

  CVE-2023-38497

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6275-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution Ubuntu moderate severity local attack file permission cargo

Package Information

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