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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6981-1
August 27, 2024

drupal7 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Drupal could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- drupal7: fully-featured content management framework

Details:

It was discovered that Drupal incorrectly sanitized uploaded filenames. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-13671)

It was discovered that Drupal incorrectly sanitized archived filenames. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-28948, CVE-2020-28949)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   drupal7                         7.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6981-1
   CVE-2020-13671, CVE-2020-28948, CVE-2020-28949

Ubuntu 6981-1: Drupal Security Advisory Updates

August 27, 2024
Drupal could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Drupal could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - drupal7: fully-featured content management framework Details: It was discovered that Drupal incorrectly sanitized uploaded filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-13671) It was discovered that Drupal incorrectly sanitized archived filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-28948, CVE-2020-28949)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   drupal7                         7.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm2                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6981-1

  CVE-2020-13671, CVE-2020-28948, CVE-2020-28949

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6981-1

Package Information

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