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Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : lynx regression fix (USN-206-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20623

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

USN-206-1 fixed a security vulnerability in lynx. Unfortunately the fix contained an error that caused lynx to crash under certain circumstances. The updated packages fix this.

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Solution

Update the affected lynx package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20623

File Name: ubuntu_USN-206-2.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 4/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lynx, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2005

Reference Information

BID: 15117

USN: 206-2