• Grunt vulnerability

    From boo_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 20:10:09
    grunt vulnerability

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

    * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

    Summary

    Grunt could be made to run programs if it received specially
    crafted input.

    Software Description

    * grunt - JavaScript task runner/build system/maintainer tool

    Details

    It was discovered that Grunt did not properly load yaml files. An
    attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2020-7729)

    Update instructions

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

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    grunt - 1.0.1-8ubuntu0.1

    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-2020-7729

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)