USN-7312-1: openNDS vulnerability

USN-7312-1: openNDS vulnerability
3 March 2025

openNDS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.10 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Packages
opennds - manage access to public internet access

Details
It was discovered that openNDS did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code.

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

Ubuntu 24.10

• opennds-daemon - 10.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.24.10.1
  Ubuntu 24.04
• opennds-daemon - 10.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.