USN-8387-1: inetutils Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-8387-1 is a vulnerability in inetutils Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3Timeline
- 04-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
inetutils vulnerabilities It was discovered that the Inetutils telnet daemon incorrectly handled the CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY environment variable. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2026-28372) It was discovered that the Inetutils telnet daemon did not properly validate buffer bounds when processing LINEMODE SLC suboptions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-32746) It was discovered that the Inetutils telnet client incorrectly handled the NEW_ENVIRON SEND USERVAR option. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary environment variables. (CVE-2026-32772)
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EPSS trend
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Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- inetutils< 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | < 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 | < 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm4 | < 2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2+esm1 | < 2:2.5-3ubuntu4.2 | < 2:2.6-1ubuntu3.2 | < 2:2.7-2ubuntu1.1
1 vendor · 1 product