Packages
- munge - authentication service for credentials
Details
Titouan Lazard discovered that MUNGE contained an exploitable buffer
overflow in munged (the MUNGE authentication daemon). A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to forge MUNGE credentials, leading to
arbitrary code execution.
Titouan Lazard discovered that MUNGE contained an exploitable buffer
overflow in munged (the MUNGE authentication daemon). A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to forge MUNGE credentials, leading to
arbitrary code execution.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | libmunge-dev – 0.5.16-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libmunge2 – 0.5.16-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| munge – 0.5.16-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | libmunge-dev – 0.5.15-4ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libmunge2 – 0.5.15-4ubuntu0.1 | |||
| munge – 0.5.15-4ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | libmunge-dev – 0.5.14-6ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libmunge2 – 0.5.14-6ubuntu0.1 | |||
| munge – 0.5.14-6ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | libmunge-dev – 0.5.13-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libmunge2 – 0.5.13-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| munge – 0.5.13-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libmunge-dev – 0.5.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libmunge2 – 0.5.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| munge – 0.5.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | libmunge-dev – 0.5.11-3ubuntu0.1+esm1 | ||
| libmunge2 – 0.5.11-3ubuntu0.1+esm1 | |||
| munge – 0.5.11-3ubuntu0.1+esm1 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | libmunge-dev – 0.5.11-1ubuntu1.1+esm1 | ||
| libmunge2 – 0.5.11-1ubuntu1.1+esm1 | |||
| munge – 0.5.11-1ubuntu1.1+esm1 | |||
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