1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5249-1

USN-5249-1: USBView vulnerability

Publication date

21 January 2022

Overview

USBView could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that USBView allowed unprivileged users to run usbview as
root. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to gain administrative
privileges or cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that USBView allowed unprivileged users to run usbview as
root. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to gain administrative
privileges or cause a denial of service.

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
21.10 impish usbview –  2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.21.10.3
20.04 focal usbview –  2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic usbview –  2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1

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