USN-6529-1: Request Tracker vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 23.04
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• request-tracker4 - An enterprise-grade issue tracking system

Details

It was discovered that Request Tracker incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2021-38562, CVE-2022-25802, CVE-2023-41259,
CVE-2023-41260)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10

• request-tracker4 - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
• rt4-apache2 - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
• rt4-clients - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
• rt4-db-mysql - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
• rt4-db-postgresql - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
• rt4-db-sqlite - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
• rt4-fcgi - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1
• rt4-standalone - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1

Ubuntu 23.04

• request-tracker4 - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
• rt4-apache2 - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
• rt4-clients - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
• rt4-db-mysql - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
• rt4-db-postgresql - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
• rt4-db-sqlite - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
• rt4-fcgi - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1
• rt4-standalone - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• request-tracker4 - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
• rt4-apache2 - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
• rt4-clients - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
• rt4-db-mysql - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
• rt4-db-postgresql - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
• rt4-db-sqlite - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
• rt4-fcgi - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1
• rt4-standalone - 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• request-tracker4 - 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
• rt4-apache2 - 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
• rt4-clients - 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
• rt4-db-mysql - 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
• rt4-db-postgresql - 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
• rt4-db-sqlite - 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
• rt4-fcgi - 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1
• rt4-standalone - 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• request-tracker4 - 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• rt4-apache2 - 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• rt4-clients - 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• rt4-db-mysql - 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• rt4-db-postgresql - 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• rt4-db-sqlite - 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• rt4-fcgi - 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• rt4-standalone - 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2022-25802
• CVE-2023-41260
• CVE-2023-41259
• CVE-2021-38562