USN-1381-1: Ubuntu One Couch vulnerability
1 March 2012
ubuntuone-couch vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
Summary
Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet.
Software Description
- ubuntuone-couch - Ubuntu One CouchDB
Details
It was discovered that Ubuntu One Couch did not perform any server certificate validation when using HTTPS connections. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to alter or compromise confidential information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 11.10
- ubuntuone-couch - 0.3.0-0ubuntu2.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.