USN-5243-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5243-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5243-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5243-1
Related
Published
2022-01-20T14:48:31.488576Z
Modified
2022-01-20T14:48:31.488576Z
Summary
aide vulnerability
Details

David Bouman discovered that AIDE incorrectly handled base64 operations. A local attacker could use this issue to cause AIDE to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / aide

Package

Name
aide
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aide?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.16-1
0.16-2
0.16-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-xen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-xen-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / aide

Package

Name
aide
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aide?arch=src?distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.16.1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-xen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aide-xen-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}