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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-964-2 Critical Likewise Open Regression Fix

USN-964-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Likewise Open. The upstream fixeswere incomplete, which caused problems running certain services. Thisupdate fixes the problem.. ==========================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-964-2 July 29, 2010 likewise-open regression https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/likewise-open/+bug/610300 ========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: likewise-open 5.4.0.42111-2ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Details follow: USN-964-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Likewise Open. The upstream fixes were incomplete, which caused problems running certain services. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Matt Weatherford discovered that Likewise Open did not correctly check password expiration for the local-provider account. A local attacker could exploit this to log into a system they would otherwise not have access to. Updated packages for Ubuntu 10.04: Source archives: Size/MD5: 64730 c06c995d1587c6e6412db742006534fd Size/MD5: 1650 06e9edfb159003f9bd729fa01f1721ba Size/MD5: 18092080 19620caa003a2b5d72333a89bf1374f2 Architecture independent packages: Size/MD5: 5494 4fea19be64844bb8f1cbcc3dd1193a10 Size/MD5: 5494 17747612d1dfa470664416147e52f5bb Size/MD5: 5488 2a0895620bdcb3a5ae3de034f3a577f9 Size/MD5: 5974 74cdea31f3008c8bf26d8b4323d66aad Size/MD5: 5494 0da6e70ca8f61f9ea32ae810da9c23b7 Size/MD5: 5488 76f4f77dce0e9b2e0c992b0f730aefef Size/MD5: 5478 0d0428eccd22b3a9d87234601058e636 amd64architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon): Size/MD5: 3098034 074eb0ffcb5322844b63ad0d720e06d1 Size/MD5: 29198 99e45c76b1aac9dc4c121c0eff487c88 Size/MD5: 561310 b3ceb8663fc378b955c4d1dfef924901 i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD): Size/MD5: 2677376 c7bf46ea2debdf7ec2f751b765a1607d Size/MD5: 28228 98e0e33cedffeb75c019d25f5c42723b Size/MD5: 480296 7b09a17fa783d8459bbd832a74337af6 . A critical regression in Likewise Open for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS poses a potential security threat affecting system integrity and functionality. Likewise Open, Ubuntu 10.04, Security Advisory, Regression Fix, Local Access Issue. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 03, 2010 •Critical Ubuntu