UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40303

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40303
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40303.json
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https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40303
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Published
2023-08-14T05:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-30T04:54:57Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

GNU inetutils before 2.5 may allow privilege escalation because of unchecked return values of set*id() family functions in ftpd, rcp, rlogin, rsh, rshd, and uucpd. This is, for example, relevant if the setuid system call fails when a process is trying to drop privileges before letting an ordinary user control the activities of the process.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

inetutils

Package

Name
inetutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.9.4-10build1
2:1.9.4-11
2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-inetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ping"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-syslogd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talkd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnet"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-traceroute"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

inetutils

Package

Name
inetutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2:2.*

2:2.0-1
2:2.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-inetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ping"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-syslogd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talkd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnet"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-traceroute"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

inetutils

Package

Name
inetutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:2.4-3ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:2.4-3ubuntu1

Affected versions

2:2.*

2:2.4-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-inetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ping"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-syslogd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talkd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnet"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-traceroute"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.17+2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "telnet"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.17+2.4-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "telnetd"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

inetutils

Package

Name
inetutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.9.1.306-0a482-1
2:1.9.1.363-bbc1-1
2:1.9.2-1
2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-inetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ping"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-syslogd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talkd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnet"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-traceroute"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

inetutils

Package

Name
inetutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.9.4-1
2:1.9.4-1build1
2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-inetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ping"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-syslogd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talkd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnet"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-traceroute"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

inetutils

Package

Name
inetutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.9.4-2build1
2:1.9.4-3
2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1
2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-inetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ping"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-syslogd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talkd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnet"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnetd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "inetutils-traceroute"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}