Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7059-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7059-2
October 17, 2024

oath-toolkit vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 24.10

Summary:

OATH Toolkit could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Software Description:
– oath-toolkit: Development files for the OATH Toolkit Liboath library

Details:

USN-7059-1 fixed a vulnerability in OATH Toolkit library. This
update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.10.

Original advisory details:

Fabian Vogt discovered that OATH Toolkit incorrectly handled file
permissions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
overwrite root owned files, leading to a privilege escalation attack.
(CVE-2024-47191)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.10
liboath-dev 2.6.11-3ubuntu1

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7059-2
<https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7059-2>
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7059-1
<https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7059-1>
CVE-2024-47191

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oath-toolkit/2.6.11-3ubuntu1
<https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oath-toolkit/2.6.11-3ubuntu1>