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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS age Important Execution Flaw USN-8372-1 CVE-2024-56327

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Calendar Grey June 2, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS addresses an important age security flaw allowing program crashes and arbitrary code execution.
age could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

age could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it

opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- age: A simple, modern and secure file encryption tool, format, and Go library.

Details:

It was discovered that age did not properly validate plugin names. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to cause execution of an

arbitrary program by supplying a crafted recipient or identity string.

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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 24.04 LTS
  age                             1.1.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  golang-filippo-age-dev          1.1.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8372-1

CVE-2024-56327

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8372-1

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Topics Covered

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Package Information

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