USN-6914-1: OCS Inventory vulnerability
Publication date
24 July 2024
Overview
OCS Inventory was vulnerable to an authentication bypass if the selected authentication method was via CAS.
Releases
Packages
- ocsinventory-server - Hardware and software inventory tool
Details
Filip Hejsek discovered that the phpCAS library included in OCS Inventory
was using HTTP headers to determine the service URL used to validate
tickets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to gain access
to a victim's account.
Filip Hejsek discovered that the phpCAS library included in OCS Inventory
was using HTTP headers to determine the service URL used to validate
tickets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to gain access
to a victim's account.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 jammy | ocsinventory-reports – 2.8.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| ocsinventory-server – 2.8.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
Reduce your security exposure
Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.