vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2026-24061: inetutils -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 23, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 | Apr 13, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 23, 2026
Added
Jan 23, 2026
Modified
Apr 13, 2026
Description
telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.
Solution
debian-upgrade-inetutils
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