USN-3965-1: aria2 vulnerability
aria2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
Summary
aria2 stores authentication information in plain text.
Software Description
- aria2 – High speed command-line download utility
Details
Dhiraj Mishra discovered that aria2 incorrectly stored authentication
information. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
credentials.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- aria2 – 1.34.0-3ubuntu0.1
- libaria2-0 – 1.34.0-3ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 18.10
- aria2 – 1.34.0-2ubuntu0.1
- libaria2-0 – 1.34.0-2ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3965-1: aria2 vulnerability
