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Ubuntu 23.04 and 22.04 LTS USN-6304-1: inetutils Code Execution Threat

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Inetutils could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6304-1
August 22, 2023

inetutils vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Inetutils could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Software Description:
- inetutils: File Transfer Protocol client

Details:

It was discovered that telnetd in GNU Inetutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.  This issue
only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (CVE-2022-39028)

It was discovered that Inetutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information,
or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-40303)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
  inetutils-telnetd               2:2.4-2ubuntu1.1
  inetutils-tools                 2:2.4-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  inetutils-telnetd               2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1
  inetutils-tools                 2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  inetutils-telnetd               2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2
  inetutils-tools                 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6304-1
  CVE-2022-39028, CVE-2023-40303

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inetutils/2:2.4-2ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inetutils/2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inetutils/2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 23.04 and 22.04 LTS USN-6304-1: inetutils Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey August 22, 2023
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Ensure your Ubuntu installations are upgraded to mitigate Inetutils flaws that may result in system failures or potential exploitation through arbitrary code execution.
Inetutils could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Inetutils could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code. Software Description: - inetutils: File Transfer Protocol client Details: It was discovered that telnetd in GNU Inetutils incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (CVE-2022-39028) It was discovered that Inetutils incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40303)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: inetutils-telnetd 2:2.4-2ubuntu1.1 inetutils-tools 2:2.4-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: inetutils-telnetd 2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1 inetutils-tools 2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: inetutils-telnetd 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2 inetutils-tools 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6304-1

CVE-2022-39028, CVE-2023-40303

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6304-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inetutils/2:2.4-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inetutils/2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inetutils/2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2

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