1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1485-1

USN-1485-1: AccountsService vulnerability

Publication date

28 June 2012

Overview

AccountsService could be made to read arbitrary files as the administrator.

Releases

Packages

Details

Florian Weimer discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled
privileges when copying certain files to the system cache directory. A
local attacker could exploit this issue to read arbitrary files, bypassing
intended permissions.

Florian Weimer discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled
privileges when copying certain files to the system cache directory. A
local attacker could exploit this issue to read arbitrary files, bypassing
intended permissions.

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
12.04 precise accountsservice –  0.6.15-2ubuntu9.1
libaccountsservice0 –  0.6.15-2ubuntu9.1
11.10 oneiric accountsservice –  0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.2
libaccountsservice0 –  0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.2

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