Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2016107290000000
Revision Date:2018-10-24Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-10729 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description:An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. The "runtar" setuid root binary does not check for additional arguments supplied after --create, allowing users to manipulate commands and perform command injection as root.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-10729
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND amanda: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'reached end-of-life').
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