========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8372-1 June 02, 2026
age vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Summary:
age could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- age: A simple, modern and secure file encryption tool, format, and Go library.
Details:
It was discovered that age did not properly validate plugin names. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause execution of an
arbitrary program by supplying a crafted recipient or identity string.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
age 1.1.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
golang-filippo-age-dev 1.1.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8372-1
CVE-2024-56327
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