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Ubuntu: USN-5556-1 (CVE-2022-2553): Booth vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-5556-1 (CVE-2022-2553): Booth vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/28/2022
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

The authfile directive in the booth config file is ignored, preventing use of authentication in communications from node to node. As a result, nodes that do not have the correct authentication key are not prevented from communicating with other nodes in the cluster.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-booth

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