aria2 stores authentication information in plain text.
Dhiraj Mishra discovered that aria2 incorrectly stored authentication information. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain credentials.
6 May 2019
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
aria2 stores authentication information in plain text.
Dhiraj Mishra discovered that aria2 incorrectly stored authentication information. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain credentials.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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