A Booth security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS.

USN-5556-1: Booth vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5556-1
August 09, 2022

booth vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Booth could be made to be stop working under certain circumstances.

Software Description:
- booth: Cluster Ticket Manager

Details:

It was discovered that Booth incorrectly handled user authentication. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
booth 1.0-237-gdd88847-4ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
booth 1.0-174-gce9f821-1ubuntu0.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5556-1
CVE-2022-2553

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/booth/1.0-237-gdd88847-4ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/booth/1.0-174-gce9f821-1ubuntu0.2