USN-7992-2: inetutils Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 18-02-2026Last modified 25-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-7992-2 is a vulnerability in inetutils Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
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Advisory lineage

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CVE-2026-24061

Timeline

  1. 18-02-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

inetutils vulnerability USN-7992-1 fixed vulnerabilities in telnetd in Inetutils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Kyu Neushwaistein discovered that telnetd in Inetutils incorrectly handled certain environment variables. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass authentication and open a session as an administrator.

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • inetutils< 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 | < 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm4 | < 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm3

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