Ubuntu alert USN-2648-1 (aptdaemon)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-2648-1] Aptdaemon vulnerability | |
| Date: | Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:28:02 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <55805CA2.4050006@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2648-1 June 16, 2015 aptdaemon vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Aptdaemon could be made to expose sensitive information, or allow file access as the administrator. Software Description: - aptdaemon: transaction based package management service Details: Tavis Ormandy discovered that Aptdeamon incorrectly handled the simulate dbus method. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly expose sensitive information, or perform other file access as the root user. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: aptdaemon 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 14.10: aptdaemon 1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: aptdaemon 1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: aptdaemon 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu10 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2648-1 CVE-2015-1323 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/1.1.1+bzr9... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/1.1.1+bzr9... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/1.1.1-1ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/0.43+bzr80... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...