--- title: 'USN-8506-1: Request Tracker vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8506-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-8506-1 --- # USN-8506-1: Request Tracker vulnerabilities Publication date 6 July 2026 Overview Several security issues were fixed in Request Tracker. Releases [26.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=resolute) [24.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=noble) [22.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=jammy) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [request-tracker5](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=request-tracker5) - extensible trouble-ticket tracking system ## Details Aleksander Iwicki discovered that Request Tracker did not properly sanitize the search "Page" URL parameter. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct a reflected cross-site scripting attack. ([CVE-2026-6841](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6841)) It was discovered that Request Tracker did not properly sanitize user- controlled data written to spreadsheet exports of search results. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct a spreadsheet (CSV/formula) injection attack, causing spreadsheet applications to interpret crafted values as formulas or macros when the file is opened. ([CVE-2026-41073](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-41073)) It was discovered that Request Tracker did not properly validate input incorporated into database queries via the entry\_aggregator parameter in JSON search. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks and read or modify data in... --- Show more ## Update instructions After a standard system update you need to restart request-tracker5 to make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 26.04 LTS resolute | [request-tracker5](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.7+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-apache2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.7+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-clients](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.7+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-db-mysql](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.7+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-db-postgresql](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.7+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-db-sqlite](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.7+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-fcgi](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.7+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-standalone](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.7+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | 24.04 LTS noble | [request-tracker5](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-apache2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-clients](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-db-mysql](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-db-postgresql](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-db-sqlite](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-fcgi](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-standalone](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | 22.04 LTS jammy | [request-tracker5](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-apache2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-clients](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-db-mysql](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-db-postgresql](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-db-sqlite](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-fcgi](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [rt5-standalone](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker5) –  5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | --- ### 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. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2026-6841](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6841) * [CVE-2026-44231](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44231) * [CVE-2026-44230](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44230) * [CVE-2026-44229](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44229) * [CVE-2026-41076](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-41076) * [CVE-2026-41075](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-41075) * [CVE-2026-41073](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-41073)