First published: Thu May 31 2012(Updated: )
The Apport hook in Update Manager as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04 uploads certain system state archive files when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report.
Credit: security@ubuntu.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =11.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =11.10 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 |
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