Ubuntu alert USN-941-1 (moin)

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[USN-941-1] MoinMoin vulnerability 
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Thu, 20 May 2010 09:30:00 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-941-1               May 20, 2010
moin vulnerability
CVE-2009-4762
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 9.04

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

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

Ubuntu 9.04:
  python-moinmoin                 1.8.2-2ubuntu2.4

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

Details follow:

It was discovered that MoinMoin incorrectly handled hierarchical access
control lists. Users could bypass intended access controls under certain
circumstances.


Updated packages for Ubuntu 9.04:

  Source archives:

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/m/moin/moin_1...
      Size/MD5:   106507 2a2a5fd233f2ab3c1840584adbb9d672
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/m/moin/moin_1...
      Size/MD5:     1354 26ea3a7551e8ac9c152b40ba6af6678c
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/m/moin/moin_1...
      Size/MD5:  5943057 b3ced56bbe09311a7c56049423214cdb

  Architecture independent packages:

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/m/moin/python...
      Size/MD5:  3903932 34d601f6014020b429cccd21f2edd735