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From: Luci Stanescu <luci.stanescu@canonical.com>
Reply-To: Ubuntu Security <security@ubuntu.com>
To: ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Message-ID: <103e4892-29e7-41c6-a1b2-2c57e0d070f9@canonical.com>
Subject: [USN-6912-1] provd vulnerability

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

provd vulnerability
==========================================================================

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


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