1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6478-1

USN-6478-1: Traceroute vulnerability

Publication date

14 November 2023

Overview

Traceroute could be made to execute arbitrary commands.

Releases

Packages

  • traceroute - Traces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 network

Details

It was discovered that Traceroute did not properly parse command
line arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary commands.

It was discovered that Traceroute did not properly parse command
line arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary commands.

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
22.04 jammy traceroute –  1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1  
20.04 focal traceroute –  1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1  
18.04 bionic traceroute –  1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial traceroute –  1:2.0.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty traceroute –  1:2.0.20-0ubuntu0.1+esm1  

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