Packages
- inetutils - Collection of common network programs
Details
Matthew Hickey discovered that Inetutils did not correctly handle certain
escape characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2019-0053)
It was discovered that Inetutils did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-10188)
It was discovered that Inetutils did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2022-39028)
It was discovered that Inetutils did not check the return values of set*id
functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate their
privileges. (CVE-2023-40303)
Matthew Hickey discovered that Inetutils did not correctly handle certain
escape characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2019-0053)
It was discovered that Inetutils did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-10188)
It was discovered that Inetutils did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2022-39028)
It was discovered that Inetutils did not check the return values of set*id
functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate their
privileges. (CVE-2023-40303)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 focal | inetutils-ftp – 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm1 | ||
| inetutils-ftpd – 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm1 | |||
| inetutils-inetd – 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm1 | |||
| inetutils-ping – 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm1 | |||
| inetutils-syslogd – 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm1 | |||
| inetutils-talk – 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm1 | |||
| inetutils-telnet – 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm1 | |||
| inetutils-tools – 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm1 | |||
| inetutils-traceroute – 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm1 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | inetutils-ftp – 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2 | ||
| inetutils-ftpd – 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| inetutils-inetd – 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| inetutils-ping – 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| inetutils-syslogd – 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| inetutils-talk – 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| inetutils-telnet – 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| inetutils-tools – 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| inetutils-traceroute – 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | inetutils-ftp – 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | ||
| inetutils-ftpd – 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| inetutils-inetd – 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| inetutils-ping – 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| inetutils-syslogd – 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| inetutils-talk – 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| inetutils-telnet – 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| inetutils-tools – 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| inetutils-traceroute – 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | inetutils-ftp – 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
| inetutils-ftpd – 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
| inetutils-inetd – 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
| inetutils-ping – 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
| inetutils-syslogd – 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
| inetutils-talk – 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
| inetutils-telnet – 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
| inetutils-tools – 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
| inetutils-traceroute – 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
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