USN-2649-1: devscripts vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2649-1
16th June, 2015
devscripts vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
devscripts could be made to overwrite files.
Software description
- devscripts - scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier
Details
It was discovered that the uupdate tool incorrectly handled symlinks.
If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially
crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly replace arbitrary files,
leading to a privilege escalation.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
- devscripts 2.14.6ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- devscripts 2.14.1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
- devscripts 2.11.6ubuntu1.7
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1QBNunc