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

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Debian Security Notice DSN-4891-2 notifies users of a tar vulnerability permitting unauthorized access; users should update systems promptly.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue code execution Ubuntu unzip issue

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue code execution Ubuntu unzip issue

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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