USN-5243-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5243-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5243-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5243-2
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Published
2022-01-20T16:12:06.586051Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:44Z
Summary
aide vulnerability
Details

USN-5243-1 fixed a vulnerability in aide. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

David Bouman discovered that AIDE incorrectly handled base64 operations. A local attacker could use this issue to cause AIDE to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / aide

Package

Name
aide
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aide@0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.15.1-8ubuntu2
0.16~a2.git20130520-2
0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "aide"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "aide-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "aide-xen"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5243-2.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-45417",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / aide

Package

Name
aide
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aide@0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.16~a2.git20130520-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "aide"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "aide-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "aide-xen"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5243-2.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-45417",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}