1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1381-1

USN-1381-1: Ubuntu One Couch vulnerability

Publication date

1 March 2012

Overview

Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet.

Releases

Packages

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 machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be
exploited to alter or compromise confidential information.

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 machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be
exploited to alter or compromise confidential information.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session 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 ubuntuone-couch –  0.3.0-0ubuntu2.1

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