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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6614-1
January 30, 2024
amanda vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
amanda could be used to escalate privilege if it was provided with specially crafted arguments.
Software Description:
- amanda: Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver (Client)
Details:
It was discovered that amanda did not properly check certain arguments. A
local unprivileged attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
privilege escalation attack.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.10:
    amanda-client                   1:3.5.1-11ubuntu0.23.10.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
    amanda-client                   1:3.5.1-8ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
    amanda-client                   1:3.5.1-2ubuntu0.4
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
    amanda-client                   1:3.5.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
    https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6614-1
    CVE-2023-30577
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amanda/1:3.5.1-11ubuntu0.23.10.1
    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amanda/1:3.5.1-8ubuntu1.4
    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amanda/1:3.5.1-2ubuntu0.4