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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6714-1
March 25, 2024

debian-goodies vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:

• debian-goodies: Small toolbox-style utilities for Debian systems

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.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
debian-goodies 0.88.1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
debian-goodies 0.87ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
debian-goodies 0.84ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6714-1
CVE-2023-27635

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-goodies/0.88.1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-goodies/0.87ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-goodies/0.84ubuntu0.1