CVE-2012-0948
First published: Thu Jun 07 2012(Updated: )
DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz and (2) system_state.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain repository credentials.
Credit: security@ubuntu.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome Update-manager-core | =0.150.5.2 | |
| Gnome Update-manager-core | =0.152.25.10 | |
| Gnome Update-manager-core | =0.156.14.3 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =11.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =11.10 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 |
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Reference Links
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/last-modified-date
- vendor/gnome
- canonical/gnome update-manager-core
- version/gnome update-manager-core/0.150.5.2
- version/gnome update-manager-core/0.152.25.10
- version/gnome update-manager-core/0.156.14.3
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical ubuntu linux
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/11.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/11.10
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/12.04