1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4869-1

USN-4869-1: aria2 vulnerability

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

aria2 could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Releases

Packages

  • aria2 - High speed download utility

Details

It was discovered that aria2 could accidentally leak authentication data.
An attacker could possibly use this to gain access to sensitive information.

It was discovered that aria2 could accidentally leak authentication data.
An attacker could possibly use this to gain access to sensitive information.

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
18.04 bionic aria2 –  1.33.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial aria2 –  1.19.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty aria2 –  1.18.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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