Packages
- sed - GNU stream editor for filtering/transforming text
Details
Michał Majchrowicz and Marcin Wyczechowski discovered that sed incorrectly
handled symbolic links when performing in-place edits. A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files.
Michał Majchrowicz and Marcin Wyczechowski discovered that sed incorrectly
handled symbolic links when performing in-place edits. A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | sed – 4.9-2ubuntu1 | ||
| 25.10 questing | sed – 4.9-2ubuntu0.25.10.1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | sed – 4.9-2ubuntu0.24.04.1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | sed – 4.8-1ubuntu2.1 | ||
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