USN-5997-1: IPMItool vulnerability

4 April 2023

IPMItool could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

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Releases

Packages

  • ipmitool - utility for IPMI control with kernel driver or LAN interface (dae

Details

It was discovered that IPMItool was not properly checking the data received
from a remote LAN party. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
to cause a crash or arbitrary code execution.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

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

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