Ubuntu Security Update USN-8387-1: Inetutils vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that the Inetutils telnet daemon incorrectly handled the CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY environment variable. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2026-28372) It was discovered that the Inetutils telnet daemon did not properly validate buffer bounds when processing LINEMODE SLC suboptions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-32746) It was discovered that the Inetutils telnet client incorrectly handled the NEW_ENVIRON SEND USERVAR option. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary environment variables. (CVE-2026-32772)

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