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Ubuntu 13.04: USN-2008-1 Moderate: Suds File Overwrite Threat

Suds could be made to overwrite files.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2008-1 October 24, 2013 suds vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Suds could be made to overwrite files. Software Description: - suds: Lightweight SOAP client for Python Details: Ralph Loader discovered that Suds incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the default installation of Ubuntu, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: python-suds 0.4.1-5ubuntu0.13.04.1 Ubuntu 12.10: python-suds 0.4.1-5ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python-suds 0.4.1-2ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: CVE-2013-2217 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/suds/0.4.1-5ubuntu0.13.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/suds/0.4.1-5ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/suds/0.4.1-2ubuntu1.1 . November 15, 2015, CentOS Security Alert CSA-3019-2 addresses vulnerability in libcurl impacting data integrity across various versions.. Suds Risk, Ubuntu Updates, File Overwrite Protection. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 24, 2013 Ubuntu