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Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-5361): request-tracker4 vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 3, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

Request Tracker (RT) 4.x before 4.0.25, 4.2.x before 4.2.14, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 does not use a constant-time comparison algorithm for secrets, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive user password information via a timing side-channel attack.

Solutions

ubuntu-upgrade-request-tracker4ubuntu-upgrade-rt-authen-externalauth
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