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Ubuntu 14.10 USN-2489-1 Critical: Unzip Code Execution Threat

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2489-1
February 03, 2015

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

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Details:

Michal Zalewski discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain
malformed zip archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted zip archive, an attacker could possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.10:
  unzip                           6.0-12ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  unzip                           6.0-9ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  unzip                           6.0-4ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  unzip                           6.0-1ubuntu0.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2489-1
  CVE-2014-9636

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/6.0-12ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/6.0-9ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/6.0-4ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/6.0-1ubuntu0.2


Ubuntu 14.10 USN-2489-1 Critical: Unzip Code Execution Threat

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Debian Security Notice DSN-4891-2 notifies users of a tar vulnerability permitting unauthorized access; users should update systems promptly.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: unzip 6.0-12ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: unzip 6.0-9ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: unzip 6.0-4ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: unzip 6.0-1ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2489-1

CVE-2014-9636

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February 03, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/6.0-12ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/6.0-9ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/6.0-4ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/6.0-1ubuntu0.2

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