=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3246-1
March 27, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Eject could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- eject: ejects CDs and operates CD-Changers under Linux

Details:

Ilja Van Sprundel discovered that dmcrypt-get-device incorrectly checked setuid
and setgid return values. A local attacker could use this issue to execute code
as an administrator.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.10:
  eject                           2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  eject                           2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  eject                           2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  eject                           2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3246-1
  CVE-2017-6964

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eject/2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eject/2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eject/2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eject/2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 3246-1: Eject vulnerability

March 27, 2017
Eject could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3246-1

CVE-2017-6964

Severity
March 27, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eject/2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eject/2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eject/2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eject/2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1

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