USN-2230-1

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.

Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2230-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2230-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2230-1

Related

Published

2014-06-04T13:58:22.632432Z

Modified

2014-06-04T13:58:22.632432Z

Summary

chkrootkit vulnerability

Details

Thomas Stangner discovered that chkrootkit incorrectly quoted certain values. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code when chkrootkit is run and gain root privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / chkrootkit

Package

Name: chkrootkit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/chkrootkit@0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.49-4.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "chkrootkit"
        }
    ]
}