• cryptsetup vulnerability

    From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Monday, September 14, 2020 12:10:04
    cryptsetup vulnerability

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

    Summary

    cryptsetup could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received
    a specially crafted input.

    Software Description

    * cryptsetup - disk encryption support - startup scripts

    Details

    It was discovered that cryptsetup incorrectly handled certain
    inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
    arbitrary code.

    Update instructions

    The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
    following package versions:

    Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
    cryptsetup - 2:2.2.2-3ubuntu2.2

    To update your system, please follow these instructions:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

    In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
    changes.

    References

    * CVE-2020-14382

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    * Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)