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Ubuntu 11.10 USN-1289-1 Critical: colord Database Modification Risk

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Calendar Grey December 7, 2011
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A security flaw in Colord impacts Ubuntu 11.10, enabling local users to alter databases; prompt update advised.
colord could be made to modify databases.

Summary

colord could be made to modify databases.

Software Description:

- colord: Service to manage device colour profiles

Details:

It was discovered that colord incorrectly handled certain SQL queries. A

local attacker could exploit this to modify arbitrary sqlite databases. On

Ubuntu, colord runs as its own user by default, so standard file

permissions would limit which databases could be altered.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 11.10:
  colord                          0.1.12-1ubuntu2.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1289-1

CVE-2011-4349

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December 07, 2011

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/colord/0.1.12-1ubuntu2.1

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