Adam Collard discovered that Bazaar, an easy to use distributed version control system, did not correctly handle maliciously constructed bzr+ssh URLs, allowing a remote attackers to run an arbitrary shell command. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4052-1
Bazaar could be made run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted URL.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3411-2 October 24, 2017 bzr vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: Bazaar could be made run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted URL. Software Description: - bzr: easy to use distributed version control system Details: USN-3411-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bazaar. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Adam Collard discovered that Bazaar did not properly handle host names in 'bzr+ssh://' URLs. A remote attacker could use this to construct a bazaar repository URL that when accessed could run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: bzr 2.5.1-0ubuntu2.1 python-bzrlib 2.5.1-0ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3411-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3411-1 CVE-2017-14176 . A security flaw in the Bazaar system permits execution of unapproved applications on Ubuntu platforms. Make sure to install updates to resolve the vulnerability.. Bazaar Vulnerability, Remote Code Execution, Ubuntu Update. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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