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Ubuntu 24.10 USN-7059-2: OATH Toolkit file overwrite risk

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Calendar Grey October 17, 2024
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The latest OATH Toolkit release fixes a vulnerability in Ubuntu 24.10 that permits file replacement by remote intruders.
OATH Toolkit could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Summary

OATH Toolkit could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Software Description:

- oath-toolkit: Development files for the OATH Toolkit Liboath library

Details:

USN-7059-1 fixed a vulnerability in OATH Toolkit library. This

update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.10.

Original advisory details:

 Fabian Vogt discovered that OATH Toolkit incorrectly handled file

 permissions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

 overwrite root owned files, leading to a privilege escalation attack.

 (CVE-2024-47191)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   liboath-dev                     2.6.11-3ubuntu1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7059-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7059-1

  CVE-2024-47191

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security advisory privilege escalation file overwrite Ubuntu oath-toolkit

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oath-toolkit/2.6.11-3ubuntu1

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