Ubuntu alert USN-2576-2 (usb-creator)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> 
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com 
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[USN-2576-2] usb-creator vulnerability 
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Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:11:47 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2576-2
April 23, 2015

usb-creator vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:


Summary:

usb-creator could be tricked into running programs as an administrator.

Software Description:

Details:

USN-2576-1 fixed a vulnerability in usb-creator. This update provides the
corresponding fix for Ubuntu 15.04.

Original advisory details:

 Tavis Ormandy discovered that usb-creator was missing an authentication
 check. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges.

Update instructions:

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

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-2

  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-1

  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1447396


Package Information:


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