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Unscored USN-5048-1 1 CVE

inetutils vulnerability

Published Aug 19, 2021 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Inetutils telnet server allows remote attackers to
execute arbitrary code via short writes or urgent data. An attacker could use
this vulnerability to cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS inetutils 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS inetutils 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10188