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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5249-1
January 21, 2022
usbview vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
USBView could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- usbview: USB device viewer
Details:
It was discovered that USBView allowed unprivileged users to run usbview as
root. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to gain administrative
privileges or cause a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 21.10:
usbview                         2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.21.10.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
usbview                         2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
usbview                         2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5249-1
CVE-2022-23220
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usbview/2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.21.10.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usbview/2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usbview/2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1