=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2303-1
July 31, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

The Unity lock screen could possibly be bypassed in certain circumstances.

Software Description:
- unity: Interface designed for efficiency of space and interaction.

Details:

It was discovered that in certain circumstances Unity failed to
successfully grab the keyboard when switching to the lock screen. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to run commands, and unlock the
current session.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  unity                           7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2303-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1349128

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1


Ubuntu 2303-1: Unity vulnerability

July 31, 2014
The Unity lock screen could possibly be bypassed in certain circumstances.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: unity 7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2303-1

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1349128

Severity
July 31, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1

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