1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2186-1

USN-2186-1: Date and Time Indicator vulnerability

Publication date

30 April 2014

Overview

The Date and Time Indicator would allow unintended access.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that the Date and Time Indicator incorrectly allowed
Evolution to be opened at the greeter screen. An attacker could use this
issue to possibly gain unexpected access to applications such as a web
browser with privileges of the greeter user.

It was discovered that the Date and Time Indicator incorrectly allowed
Evolution to be opened at the greeter screen. An attacker could use this
issue to possibly gain unexpected access to applications such as a web
browser with privileges of the greeter user.

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
13.10 saucy indicator-datetime –  13.10.0+13.10.20131023.2-0ubuntu1.1

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