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Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1950-1 Moderate: Light Display Manager Access Control

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Light Display Manager could be made to expose sensitive information.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1950-1
September 12, 2013

lightdm vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04

Summary:

Light Display Manager could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- lightdm: Display Manager

Details:

It was discovered that Light Display Manager created .Xauthority files with
incorrect permissions. A local attacker could use this flaw to bypass
access restrictions.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
  lightdm                         1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  
  CVE-2013-4331

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1


Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1950-1 Moderate: Light Display Manager Access Control

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Calendar Grey September 12, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2050-2 addresses a critical issue in gnome-shell. Essential patch released for affected users.
Light Display Manager could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: lightdm 1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2013-4331

September 12, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1

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