Ubuntu Security Notice 4643-1 - It was discovered that atftp's FTP server did not properly handler certain input. An attacker could use this to to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that atftp's FTP server did not make proper use of mutexes when locking certain data structures. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4643-1
November 24, 2020
atftp vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
atftp could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
- atftp: Advanced TFTP Server and Client
Details:
It was discovered that atftp's FTP server did not properly handler certain
input. An attacker could use this to to cause a denial of service (crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-11365)
It was discovered that atftp's FTP server did not make proper use of
mutexes when locking certain data structures. An attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference. (CVE-2019-11366)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
atftp 0.7.git20120829-3.1~0.16.04.1
atftpd 0.7.git20120829-3.1~0.16.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4643-1
CVE-2019-11365, CVE-2019-11366
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/atftp/0.7.git20120829-3.1~0.16.04.1
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