Packages
- oddjob - D-Bus service which runs odd jobs -- daemon
Details
Matthias Gerstner discovered that there was a race condition in the mkhomedir
tool shipped with the oddjob package. An authenticated attacker could use this
to setup a symlink attack and change permissions on files on the host filesystem.
Matthias Gerstner discovered that there was a race condition in the mkhomedir
tool shipped with the oddjob package. An authenticated attacker could use this
to setup a symlink attack and change permissions on files on the host filesystem.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 LTS focal | oddjob – 0.34.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| oddjob-mkhomedir – 0.34.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | oddjob – 0.34.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| oddjob-mkhomedir – 0.34.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | oddjob – 0.34.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| oddjob-mkhomedir – 0.34.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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