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Ubuntu 23.10, 22.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS USN-6719-1 Moderate Info Leak

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-6720-1 tackles a glibc vulnerability that may leak confidential data via unauthorized access.
util-linux could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

util-linux could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- util-linux: miscellaneous system utilities

Details:

Skyler Ferrante discovered that the util-linux wall command did not filter

escape sequences from command line arguments. A local attacker could

possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate information leak Ubuntu util-linux

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   util-linux                      2.39.1-4ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   util-linux                      2.37.2-4ubuntu3.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   util-linux                      2.34-0.1ubuntu9.5

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6719-1

CVE-2024-28085

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6719-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate information leak Ubuntu util-linux

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/2.39.1-4ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/2.37.2-4ubuntu3.3

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