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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1561-1 Moderate Ubiquity-Slideshow Code Inject

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Calendar Grey September 10, 2012
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Unforeseen document exposure may arise during Ubuntu setup linked to a bug in ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu. Upgrade advised.
ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu would allow unintended access to files over the network during system installation.

Summary

ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu would allow unintended access to files over the

network during system installation.

Software Description:

- ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu: Ubiquity slideshow for Ubuntu

Details:

Paul Mutton discovered that ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu incorrectly handled

the Twitter feed displayed during system installation. A remote attacker

could use this flaw to inject code into the Twitter feed and read arbitrary

files off the filesystem during system installation. This flaw has been

resolved in the Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS installation images by disabling the

Twitter feed.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate file access system installation ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu       58.2

Use of the Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS installation images is required to resolve
this issue.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1561-1

CVE-2012-0956

September 10, 2012

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate file access system installation ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu/58.2

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