Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1430-4 Important AppArmor Security Fix

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June 13, 2012

This update provides updates for the AppArmor profile abstractions.

Summary

This update provides updates for the AppArmor profile abstractions.

Software Description:

- apparmor: Linux security system

Details:

USN-1430-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox and USN-1430-3 fixed

vulnerabilities in Thunderbird. This update provides an AppArmor package

with updated abstractions for use with the latest Firefox and Thunderbird.

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue update ubuntu important update apparmor linux security system

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  apparmor                        2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
  apparmor                        2.7.0~beta1+bzr1774-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
  apparmor                        2.6.1-0ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  apparmor                        2.5.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1430-4

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1430-1

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1430-3, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apparmor/+bug/989184, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apparmor/+bug/990931