Ubuntu 23.10: USN-6529-1 moderate: request tracker remote access

ubuntu

December 4, 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Request Tracker.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Request Tracker.

Software Description:

- request-tracker4: An enterprise-grade issue tracking system

Details:

It was discovered that Request Tracker incorrectly handled certain inputs. If

a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted

input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain

sensitive information. (CVE-2021-38562, CVE-2022-25802, CVE-2023-41259,

CVE-2023-41260)

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update remote access ubuntu request tracker

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   request-tracker4                4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1

Ubuntu 23.04:
   request-tracker4                4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   request-tracker4                4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   request-tracker4                4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   request-tracker4                4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

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