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Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1927-1 Moderate: libimobiledevice Local Attack

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Calendar Grey August 14, 2013
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A serious alert about libimobiledevice highlights vulnerabilities that may allow unauthorized file overwrites and sensitive key exposure. Update your software now to mitigate risks
libimobiledevice could be made to overwrite files as the administrator, or access device keys.

Summary

libimobiledevice could be made to overwrite files as the administrator, or

access device keys.

Software Description:

- libimobiledevice: Library for communicating with iPhone and iPod Touch devices

Details:

Paul Collins discovered that libimobiledevice incorrectly handled temporary

files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite

arbitrary files and access device keys. In the default Ubuntu installation,

this issue should be mitigated by the Yama link restrictions.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
  libimobiledevice3               1.1.4-1ubuntu6.2

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libimobiledevice3               1.1.4-1ubuntu3.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1927-1

CVE-2013-2142

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August 14, 2013

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libimobiledevice/1.1.4-1ubuntu6.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libimobiledevice/1.1.4-1ubuntu3.2

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