USN-6489-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6489-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6489-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6489-1
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Published
2023-11-20T16:04:07.332372Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:41Z
Summary
tang vulnerability
Details

Brian McDermott discovered that Tang incorrectly handled permissions when creating/rotating keys. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to read the keys.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / tang

Package

Name
tang
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tang@6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

Other

6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "tang"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "tang-nagios"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-1672"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / tang

Package

Name
tang
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tang@7-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

Other

7-1build1

7-1ubuntu0.*

7-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "tang"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-1672"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / tang

Package

Name
tang
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tang@11-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
11-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

Other

8-3
10-3
10-4
11-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "11-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tang"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "11-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tang-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "11-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tang-xinetd"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-1672"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}