USN-6493-2

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    USN-6493-2

    Published: 21 Nov 2023Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: hibagent update

    Details: USN-6493-1 fixed a vulnerability in hibagent. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the hibagent package has been updated to add IMDSv2 support, as IMDSv1 uses an insecure protocol and is no longer recommended. In addition, on all releases, hibagent has been updated to do nothing if ODH is configured.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6493-2, https://launchpad.net/bugs/2043739

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: hibagent

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/hibagent?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.0.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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