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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5997-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5997-1 - It was discovered that IPMItool was not properly checking the data received from a remote LAN party. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to to cause a crash or arbitrary code execution.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5997-1
April 04, 2023
ipmitool vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Summary:
IPMItool could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted input.
Software Description:
- ipmitool: utility for IPMI control with kernel driver or LAN interface (dae
Details:
It was discovered that IPMItool was not properly checking the data received
from a remote LAN party. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
to cause a crash or arbitrary code execution.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
ipmitool 1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
ipmitool 1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
ipmitool 1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2+esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5997-1
CVE-2020-5208
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2
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