Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6912-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6912-1
July 24, 2024

provd vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

provd could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
– provd: Ubuntu Desktop Provision init backend

Details:

James Henstridge discovered that provd incorrectly handled environment
variables. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary
programs and escalate privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
provd 0.1.2+24.04

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6912-1
CVE-2024-6714,https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/provd/+bug/2071574

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/provd/0.1.2+24.04