1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6981-2

USN-6981-2: Drupal vulnerabilities

Publication date

3 September 2024

Overview

Drupal could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • drupal7 - fully-featured content management framework

Details

USN-6981-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Drupal. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Drupal incorrectly sanitized uploaded filenames. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-13671)

It was discovered that Drupal incorrectly sanitized archived filenames. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary
files, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-28948, CVE-2020-28949)

USN-6981-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Drupal. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Drupal incorrectly sanitized uploaded filenames. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-13671)

It was discovered that Drupal incorrectly sanitized archived filenames. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary
files, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-28948, CVE-2020-28949)

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
14.04 trusty drupal7 –  7.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm2  

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