1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1543-1

USN-1543-1: Config-IniFiles vulnerability

Publication date

20 August 2012

Overview

Config-IniFiles could be made to overwrite arbitrary files.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that the perl Config::IniFiles module created temporary
files in an unsafe manner. A local user with write access to the directory
containing a configuration file that Config-IniFiles manipulates could
exploit this to overwrite arbitrary files.

It was discovered that the perl Config::IniFiles module created temporary
files in an unsafe manner. A local user with write access to the directory
containing a configuration file that Config-IniFiles manipulates could
exploit this to overwrite arbitrary files.

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
12.04 precise libconfig-inifiles-perl –  2.68-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric libconfig-inifiles-perl –  2.68-1ubuntu0.11.10.1
11.04 natty libconfig-inifiles-perl –  2.58-1ubuntu0.1
10.04 lucid libconfig-inifiles-perl –  2.52-1ubuntu0.1

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