USN-6714-1: Debian Goodies vulnerability

Publication date

25 March 2024

Overview

debmany in Debian Goodies could be made to execute arbitrary shell commands if it received a specially crafted deb file.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that debmany in Debian Goodies incorrectly handled certain
deb files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary shell
commands.

It was discovered that debmany in Debian Goodies incorrectly handled certain
deb files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary shell
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
23.10 mantic debian-goodies –  0.88.1ubuntu1.2
22.04 jammy debian-goodies –  0.87ubuntu1.1
20.04 focal debian-goodies –  0.84ubuntu0.1

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