USN-6334-1: atftp vulnerabilities

Publication date

4 September 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in atftp.


Packages

  • atftp - Advanced TFTP Server and Client

Details

Peter Wang discovered that atftp did not properly manage certain inputs. A
remote attacker could send a specially crafted tftp request to the server
to cause a crash. (CVE-2020-6097)

Andreas B. Mundt discovered that atftp did not properly manage certain
inputs. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted tftp request to
the server to cause a crash. (CVE-2021-41054)

Johannes Krupp discovered that atftp did not properly manage certain
inputs. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted tftp request to
the server and make the server to disclose /etc/group data.
(CVE-2021-46671)

Peter Wang discovered that atftp did not properly manage certain inputs. A
remote attacker could send a specially crafted tftp request to the server
to cause a crash. (CVE-2020-6097)

Andreas B. Mundt discovered that atftp did not properly manage certain
inputs. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted tftp request to
the server to cause a crash. (CVE-2021-41054)

Johannes Krupp discovered that atftp did not properly manage certain
inputs. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted tftp request to
the server and make the server to disclose /etc/group data.
(CVE-2021-46671)

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 atftpd –  0.7.git20120829-3.1ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic atftpd –  0.7.git20120829-3.1~0.18.04.1+esm1  
16.04 xenial atftpd –  0.7.git20120829-3.1~0.16.04.1+esm1  

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