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Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-8933): menu-cache vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 15, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

Libmenu-cache 1.0.2 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (menu unavailability).

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-menu-cache
Title
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