Packages
- haveged - userspace entropy daemon
Details
It was discovered that haveged incorrectly handled credential
checks on its control socket. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute privileged commands.
It was discovered that haveged incorrectly handled credential
checks on its control socket. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute privileged commands.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart haveged to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | haveged – 1.9.19-14ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libhavege2 – 1.9.19-14ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 25.10 questing | haveged – 1.9.19-12+deb13u1build0.25.10.1 | ||
| libhavege2 – 1.9.19-12+deb13u1build0.25.10.1 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | haveged – 1.9.14-1ubuntu2+esm1~24.04.1 | ||
| libhavege2 – 1.9.14-1ubuntu2+esm1~24.04.1 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | haveged – 1.9.14-1ubuntu1+esm1~22.04.1 | ||
| libhavege2 – 1.9.14-1ubuntu1+esm1~22.04.1 | |||
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