Your submission was sent successfully! Close

Thank you for contacting us. A member of our team will be in touch shortly. Close

You have successfully unsubscribed! Close

Thank you for signing up for our newsletter!
In these regular emails you will find the latest updates about Ubuntu and upcoming events where you can meet our team.Close

CVE-2012-5642

Publication date 31 December 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

server/action.py in Fail2ban before 0.8.8 does not properly handle the content of the matches tag, which might allow remote attackers to trigger unsafe behavior in a custom action file via unspecified symbols in this content.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
fail2ban 14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.8.6-3wheezy2build0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
fail2ban