USN-6511-1: OpenZFS vulnerability

23 November 2023

OpenZFS could allow unintended access to network services.

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Details

It was discovered that the OpenZFS sharenfs feature incorrectly handled
IPv6 address data. This could result in IPv6 restrictions not being
applied, contrary to expectations.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

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