1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1078-1

USN-1078-1: Logwatch vulnerability

Publication date

1 March 2011

Overview

Releases

Packages

Details

Dominik George discovered that logwatch did not properly sanitize
log file names that were passed to the shell as part of a command.
If a remote attacker were able to generate specially crafted filenames
(for example, via Samba logging), they could execute arbitrary code
with root privileges.

Dominik George discovered that logwatch did not properly sanitize
log file names that were passed to the shell as part of a command.
If a remote attacker were able to generate specially crafted filenames
(for example, via Samba logging), they could execute arbitrary code
with root privileges.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
9.10 karmic logwatch –  7.3.6.cvs20090906-1ubuntu1.1
8.04 hardy logwatch –  7.3.6-1ubuntu1.1
10.10 maverick logwatch –  7.3.6.cvs20090906-1ubuntu3.1
10.04 lucid logwatch –  7.3.6.cvs20090906-1ubuntu2.1

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