CVE-2010-0834: Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The base-files package before 5.0.0ubuntu7.1 on Ubuntu 9.10 and before 5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, as shipped on Dell Latitude 2110 netbooks, does not require authentication for package installation, which allows remote archive servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

Affected products

• Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux: version 9.10 only; version 10.04 only

Published 2010-08-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.