USN-6914-1: OCS Inventory vulnerability

24 July 2024

OCS Inventory was vulnerable to an authentication bypass if the selected authentication method was via CAS.

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Learn more about Ubuntu Pro

Releases

Packages

Details

Filip Hejsek discovered that the phpCAS library included in OCS Inventory
was using HTTP headers to determine the service URL used to validate
tickets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to gain access
to a victim's account.

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Learn more about Ubuntu Pro

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04

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

References

Related notices

Join the discussion

Need help with your security needs?

Ubuntu Pro provides up to ten-year security coverage for over 23,000 open-source packages within the Ubuntu Main and Universe repositories.

Talk to an expert to find out what would work best for you

Further reading