Ubuntu alert USN-4531-1 (busybox)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | "ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com> | |
| Subject: | [USN-4531-1] BusyBox vulnerability | |
| Date: | Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:28:52 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <254e0133-2d0e-84ce-04d7-883f2a9b2682@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4531-1 September 22, 2020 busybox vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet. Software Description: - busybox: Tiny utilities for small and embedded systems Details: It was discovered that the BusyBox wget applet incorrectly validated SSL certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to intercept secure communications. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: busybox 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.2 busybox-initramfs 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.2 busybox-static 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: busybox 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3 busybox-initramfs 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3 busybox-static 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4531-1 CVE-2018-1000500 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/busybox/1:1.30.1-4ub... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/busybox/1:1.27.2-2ub... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...