=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1955-1
September 18, 2013

apt-xapian-index vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

apt-xapian-index could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.

Software Description:
- apt-xapian-index: maintenance and search tools for a Xapian index of Debian
package

Details:

It was discovered that apt-xapian-index was using polkit in an unsafe
manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended
polkit authorizations.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
  apt-xapian-index                0.45ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  apt-xapian-index                0.44ubuntu7.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  apt-xapian-index                0.44ubuntu5.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1955-1
  CVE-2013-1064

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.45ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu7.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu5.1


Ubuntu 1955-1: apt-xapian-index vulnerability

September 18, 2013
apt-xapian-index could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: apt-xapian-index 0.45ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 12.10: apt-xapian-index 0.44ubuntu7.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: apt-xapian-index 0.44ubuntu5.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1955-1

CVE-2013-1064

Severity
September 18, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.45ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu7.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu5.1

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