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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-9057-1

USN-9057-1: rkhunter vulnerability

Severity not listed 0 CVEs Published Nov 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM UTC

Summary

It was discovered that rkhunter downloaded mirror updates over an insecure channel. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Products covered

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Remediation

It was discovered that rkhunter downloaded mirror updates over an insecure channel.

CVEs in this advisory 0

No CVE identifiers were listed in the collected bulletin.

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