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Ubuntu 11.10: USN-1351-1 Moderate: AccountsService File Overwrite Risk

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Calendar Grey January 31, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaw in AccountsService permits unauthorized file updates and escalated privileges on Ubuntu 11.10. Immediate update advised.
AccountsService could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service privilege escalation file overwrite Ubuntu Moderate AccountsService

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: accountsservice 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1351-1

CVE-2011-4406

January 31, 2012

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service privilege escalation file overwrite Ubuntu Moderate AccountsService

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1

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