1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1289-1

USN-1289-1: colord vulnerability

Publication date

7 December 2011

Overview

colord could be made to modify databases.

Releases

Packages

  • colord - Service to manage device colour profiles

Details

It was discovered that colord incorrectly handled certain SQL queries. A
local attacker could exploit this to modify arbitrary sqlite databases. On
Ubuntu, colord runs as its own user by default, so standard file
permissions would limit which databases could be altered.

It was discovered that colord incorrectly handled certain SQL queries. A
local attacker could exploit this to modify arbitrary sqlite databases. On
Ubuntu, colord runs as its own user by default, so standard file
permissions would limit which databases could be altered.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to 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
11.10 oneiric colord –  0.1.12-1ubuntu2.1

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