vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-7992-1 (CVE-2026-24061): Inetutils vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 21, 2026 | Feb 3, 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 21, 2026
Added
Feb 3, 2026
Modified
Feb 4, 2026
Description
Kyu Neushwaistein discovered that telnetd in Inetutils incorrectly handled
certain environment variables. A remote attacker could use this issue to
bypass authentication and open a session as an administrator.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-inetutils-telnetd
References
- CVE-2026-24061
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2026-24061
- CWE-88
- UBUNTU-USN-7992-1
- URL-https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-01/msg00004.html
- URL-https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7992-1
- URL-https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24061
- URL-https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/
- URL-https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/2
- URL-https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/8
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