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Ubuntu 15.04 USN-2618-1 Critical: Python-Dbusmock Arbitrary Code Threat

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 21, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ensure your Ubuntu installations are current to address the security vulnerability associated with python-dbusmock, which poses a risk of arbitrary code execution by local users.
python-dbusmock could be tricked into running arbitrary programs.

Summary

python-dbusmock could be tricked into running arbitrary programs.

Software Description:

- python-dbusmock: mock D-Bus objects for tests

Details:

It was discovered that python-dbusmock incorrectly handled template

loading from shared directories. A local attacker could possibly use this

issue to execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
  python-dbusmock                 0.14-1ubuntu2
  python3-dbusmock                0.14-1ubuntu2

Ubuntu 14.10:
  python-dbusmock                 0.11.4-1ubuntu1
  python3-dbusmock                0.11.4-1ubuntu1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-dbusmock                 0.10.1-1ubuntu1
  python3-dbusmock                0.10.1-1ubuntu1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2618-1

CVE-2015-1326

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May 21, 2015

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security advisory critical code execution Ubuntu arbitrary code python-dbusmock

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.14-1ubuntu2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.11.4-1ubuntu1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.10.1-1ubuntu1

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