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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6556-1
December 14, 2023

budgie-extras vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in budgie-extras.

Software Description:
- budgie-extras: Applet to provide an alternative means to launch applications

Details:

It was discovered that Budgie Extras incorrectly handled certain temporary file paths.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject false information or deny
access to the application. (CVE-2023-49342, CVE-2023-49343, CVE-2023-49347)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that Budgie Extras incorrectly handled certain
temporary file paths. A local attacker could use this to inject arbitrary PNG
data in this path and have it displayed on the victim's desktop or deny access
to the application. (CVE-2023-49344)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that Budgie Extras incorrectly handled certain
temporary file paths. A local attacker could use this to inject false information
or deny access to the application. (CVE-2023-49345, CVE-2023-49346)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
  budgie-clockworks-applet        1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1
  budgie-dropby-applet            1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1
  budgie-previews                 1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1
  budgie-takeabreak-applet        1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1
  budgie-weathershow-applet       1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1

Ubuntu 23.04:
  budgie-clockworks-applet        1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1
  budgie-dropby-applet            1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1
  budgie-previews-applet          1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1
  budgie-takeabreak-applet        1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1
  budgie-weathershow-applet       1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  budgie-clockworks-applet        1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1
  budgie-dropby-applet            1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1
  budgie-previews-applet          1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1
  budgie-takeabreak-applet        1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1
  budgie-weathershow-applet       1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6556-1
  CVE-2023-49342, CVE-2023-49343, CVE-2023-49344, CVE-2023-49345,
  CVE-2023-49346, CVE-2023-49347

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/budgie-extras/1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/budgie-extras/1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/budgie-extras/1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 6556-1: Budgie Extras vulnerabilities

December 14, 2023
Several security issues were fixed in budgie-extras.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in budgie-extras. Software Description: - budgie-extras: Applet to provide an alternative means to launch applications Details: It was discovered that Budgie Extras incorrectly handled certain temporary file paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject false information or deny access to the application. (CVE-2023-49342, CVE-2023-49343, CVE-2023-49347) Matthias Gerstner discovered that Budgie Extras incorrectly handled certain temporary file paths. A local attacker could use this to inject arbitrary PNG data in this path and have it displayed on the victim's desktop or deny access to the application. (CVE-2023-49344) Matthias Gerstner discovered that Budgie Extras incorrectly handled certain temporary file paths. A local attacker could use this to inject false information or deny access to the application. (CVE-2023-49345, CVE-2023-49346)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: budgie-clockworks-applet 1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1 budgie-dropby-applet 1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1 budgie-previews 1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1 budgie-takeabreak-applet 1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1 budgie-weathershow-applet 1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1 Ubuntu 23.04: budgie-clockworks-applet 1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1 budgie-dropby-applet 1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1 budgie-previews-applet 1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1 budgie-takeabreak-applet 1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1 budgie-weathershow-applet 1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: budgie-clockworks-applet 1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1 budgie-dropby-applet 1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1 budgie-previews-applet 1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1 budgie-takeabreak-applet 1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1 budgie-weathershow-applet 1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6556-1

CVE-2023-49342, CVE-2023-49343, CVE-2023-49344, CVE-2023-49345,

CVE-2023-49346, CVE-2023-49347

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6556-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/budgie-extras/1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/budgie-extras/1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/budgie-extras/1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1

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