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Ubuntu alert USN-1576-1 (dbus)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1576-1 September 20, 2012 dbus vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: DBus could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - dbus: simple interprocess messaging system Details: Sebastian Krahmer discovered that DBus incorrectly handled environment variables when running with elevated privileges. A local attacker could possibly exploit this flaw with a setuid binary and gain root privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: dbus 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.1 libdbus-1-3 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 11.10: dbus 1.4.14-1ubuntu1.1 libdbus-1-3 1.4.14-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 11.04: dbus 1.4.6-1ubuntu6.2 libdbus-1-3 1.4.6-1ubuntu6.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: dbus 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.5 libdbus-1-3 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.5 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: dbus 1.1.20-1ubuntu3.7 libdbus-1-3 1.1.20-1ubuntu3.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1576-1 CVE-2012-3524 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.4.18-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.4.14-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.4.6-1ubuntu6.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.2.16-2ubuntu4.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.1.20-1ubuntu3.7 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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