USN-2479-1: RPM vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2479-1
19th January, 2015
rpm vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in RPM.
Software description
- rpm - package manager for RPM
Details
Florian Weimer discovered that RPM incorrectly handled temporary files. A
local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2013-6435)
Florian Weimer discovered that RPM incorrectly handled certain CPIO
headers. If a user or automated system were tricked into installing a
malicious package file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause RPM
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2014-8118)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
- rpm 4.11.2-3ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- rpm 4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
- rpm 4.9.1.1-1ubuntu0.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://bit.ly/1aJDvTw.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://bit.ly/1DUvzRq