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Ubuntu alert USN-1547-1 (libgdata, evolution-data-server)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1547-1 August 28, 2012 libgdata, evolution-data-server vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Applications using GData services could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - libgdata: Library to access GData services - evolution-data-server: Evolution suite data server Details: Vreixo Formoso discovered that the libGData library, as used by Evolution and other applications, did not properly verify SSL certificates. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter data transmitted via the GData protocol. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: libgdata13 0.9.1-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 11.04: libgdata11 0.8.0-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libgdata-google1.2-1 2.28.3.1-0ubuntu6.1 libgdata1.2-1 2.28.3.1-0ubuntu6.1 libgdata6 0.5.2-0ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1547-1 CVE-2012-1177 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgdata/0.9.1-0ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgdata/0.8.0-0ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution-data-serve... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgdata/0.5.2-0ubun... -- 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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