USN-6745-1: Percona XtraBackup vulnerability

22 April 2024

percona-xtrabackup could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

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It was discovered that in Percona XtraBackup, a local crafted filename
could trigger arbitrary code execution.

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.

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

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

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