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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6529-1
December 04, 2023

request-tracker4 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Request Tracker.

Software Description:
- request-tracker4: An enterprise-grade issue tracking system

Details:

It was discovered that Request Tracker incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2021-38562, CVE-2022-25802, CVE-2023-41259,
CVE-2023-41260)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
   request-tracker4                4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1

Ubuntu 23.04:
   request-tracker4                4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   request-tracker4                4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   request-tracker4                4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   request-tracker4                4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-apache2                     4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-clients                     4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-db-mysql                    4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-db-postgresql               4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-db-sqlite                   4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-fcgi                        4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   rt4-standalone                  4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6529-1
   CVE-2021-38562, CVE-2022-25802, CVE-2023-41259, CVE-2023-41260

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker4/4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker4/4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker4/4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker4/4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 6529-1: Request Tracker vulnerabilities

December 4, 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Request Tracker.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Request Tracker. Software Description: - request-tracker4: An enterprise-grade issue tracking system Details: It was discovered that Request Tracker incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-38562, CVE-2022-25802, CVE-2023-41259, CVE-2023-41260)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: request-tracker4 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1 rt4-apache2 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1 rt4-clients 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1 rt4-db-mysql 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1 rt4-db-postgresql 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1 rt4-db-sqlite 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1 rt4-fcgi 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1 rt4-standalone 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1 Ubuntu 23.04: request-tracker4 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1 rt4-apache2 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1 rt4-clients 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1 rt4-db-mysql 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1 rt4-db-postgresql 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1 rt4-db-sqlite 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1 rt4-fcgi 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1 rt4-standalone 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: request-tracker4 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 rt4-apache2 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 rt4-clients 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 rt4-db-mysql 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 rt4-db-postgresql 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 rt4-db-sqlite 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 rt4-fcgi 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 rt4-standalone 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: request-tracker4 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1 rt4-apache2 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1 rt4-clients 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1 rt4-db-mysql 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1 rt4-db-postgresql 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1 rt4-db-sqlite 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1 rt4-fcgi 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1 rt4-standalone 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): request-tracker4 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 rt4-apache2 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 rt4-clients 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 rt4-db-mysql 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 rt4-db-postgresql 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 rt4-db-sqlite 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 rt4-fcgi 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 rt4-standalone 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6529-1

CVE-2021-38562, CVE-2022-25802, CVE-2023-41259, CVE-2023-41260

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6529-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker4/4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker4/4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker4/4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/request-tracker4/4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1

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