USN-7992-2
Advisory lineage Upstream: 2 Downstream: 0
Upstream
Published: 18 Feb 2026, 17:02
Last modified:19 Feb 2026, 20:29
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100 CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
18 Feb 2026, 17:02
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Feb 2026, 20:29
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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.
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•inetutils
< 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 | < 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm4 | < 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm3