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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1443-2 Critical: Update Manager Exposure

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Update Manager could expose sensitive information in certain circumstances.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1443-2
June 04, 2012

update-manager vulnerability
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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:

USN-1443-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Update Manager. The fix for
CVE-2012-0949 was discovered to be incomplete. This update fixes the
problem.

Original advisory details:

 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             1:0.156.14.5

Ubuntu 11.10:
  update-manager-core             1:0.152.25.12

Ubuntu 11.04:
  update-manager-core             1:0.150.5.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1443-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1443-1
  CVE-2012-0950

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.156.14.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.152.25.12
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.150.5.4


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1443-2 Critical: Update Manager Exposure

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Calendar Grey June 4, 2012
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1444-1 provides insights on a critical vulnerability in the Network Manager that could lead to unauthorized data access.
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 1:0.156.14.5 Ubuntu 11.10: update-manager-core 1:0.152.25.12 Ubuntu 11.04: update-manager-core 1:0.150.5.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1443-2

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

CVE-2012-0950

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June 04, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.156.14.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.152.25.12 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/1:0.150.5.4

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