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Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1960-1 Critical: Software Properties Authorization Bypass

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A security gap in Ubuntu's software-properties allows local adversaries to bypass polkit authorizations. Find solutions here.
Software Properties could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.

Summary

Software Properties could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.

Software Description:

- software-properties: manage the repositories that you install software from

Details:

It was discovered that Software Properties was using polkit in an unsafe

manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended

polkit authorizations.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical threat ubuntu authorization issue polkit software-properties

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
  software-properties-common      0.92.17.3

Ubuntu 12.10:
  software-properties-common      0.92.9.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  software-properties-common      0.82.7.5

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1960-1

CVE-2013-1061

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September 18, 2013

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical threat ubuntu authorization issue polkit software-properties

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.17.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.9.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.5

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