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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1443-1 Moderate: Update Manager Info Leak

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Update Manager could expose sensitive information in certain circumstances.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1443-1
May 17, 2012

update-manager vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04

Summary:

Update Manager could expose sensitive information in certain circumstances.

Software Description:
- update-manager: GNOME application that manages apt updates

Details:

It was discovered that Update Manager created system state archive files
with incorrect permissions when upgrading releases. A local user could
possibly use this to read repository credentials. (CVE-2012-0948)

Felix Geyer discovered that the Update Manager Apport hook incorrectly
uploaded certain system state archive files to Launchpad when reporting
bugs. This could possibly result in repository credentials being included
in public bug reports. (CVE-2012-0949)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  update-manager-core             1:0.156.14.4

Ubuntu 11.10:
  update-manager-core             1:0.152.25.11

Ubuntu 11.04:
  update-manager-core             1:0.150.5.3

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1443-1
  CVE-2012-0948, CVE-2012-0949

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.156.14.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.152.25.11
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.150.5.3


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1443-1 Moderate: Update Manager Info Leak

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Calendar Grey May 17, 2012
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1444-1 highlights vulnerabilities within the package manager that could lead to unauthorized data exposure.
Update Manager could expose sensitive information in certain circumstances.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: update-manager-core 1:0.156.14.4 Ubuntu 11.10: update-manager-core 1:0.152.25.11 Ubuntu 11.04: update-manager-core 1:0.150.5.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1443-1

CVE-2012-0948, CVE-2012-0949

May 17, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.156.14.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.152.25.11 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.150.5.3

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