Ubuntu alert USN-1712-1 (inkscape)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> 
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[USN-1712-1] Inkscape vulnerabilities 
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Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:54:09 -0500
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1712-1
January 30, 2013

inkscape vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Inkscape.

Software Description:
- inkscape: vector-based drawing program

Details:

It was discoverd that Inkscape incorrectly handled XML external entities in
SVG files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted SVG
file, Inkscape could possibly include external files in drawings, resulting
in information disclosure. (CVE-2012-5656)

It was discovered that Inkscape attempted to open certain files from the
/tmp directory instead of the current directory. A local attacker could
trick a user into opening a different file than the one that was intended.
This issue only applied to Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10.
(CVE-2012-6076)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.10:
  inkscape                        0.48.3.1-1ubuntu6.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  inkscape                        0.48.3.1-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
  inkscape                        0.48.2-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  inkscape                        0.47.0-2ubuntu2.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1712-1
  CVE-2012-5656, CVE-2012-6076

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inkscape/0.48.3.1-1u...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inkscape/0.48.3.1-1u...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inkscape/0.48.2-0ubu...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inkscape/0.47.0-2ubu...


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