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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6478-1 Moderate Traceroute Command Execution

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Calendar Grey November 14, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu USN-6478-1 tackles a critical vulnerability in the traceroute tool that might enable the execution of unauthorized commands. Here are the key update specifics.
Traceroute could be made to execute arbitrary commands.

Summary

Traceroute could be made to execute arbitrary commands.

Software Description:

- traceroute: Traces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 network

Details:

It was discovered that Traceroute did not properly parse command

line arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

execute arbitrary commands.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue command execution moderate severity ubuntu traceroute

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   traceroute                      1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   traceroute                      1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   traceroute                      1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   traceroute                      1:2.0.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   traceroute                      1:2.0.20-0ubuntu0.1+esm1

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6478-1

  CVE-2023-46316

Severity
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6478-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue command execution moderate severity ubuntu traceroute

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