1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-968-1

USN-968-1: Dell Latitude 2110 vulnerability

Publication date

5 August 2010

Overview

Insecure Apt configuration on Dell Latitude 2110.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that the Ubuntu image shipped on some Dell Latitude
2110 systems was accidentally configured to allow unauthenticated package
installations. A remote attacker intercepting network communications or
a malicious archive mirror server could exploit this to trick the user
into installing unsigned packages, resulting in arbitrary code execution
with root privileges.

It was discovered that the Ubuntu image shipped on some Dell Latitude
2110 systems was accidentally configured to allow unauthenticated package
installations. A remote attacker intercepting network communications or
a malicious archive mirror server could exploit this to trick the user
into installing unsigned packages, resulting in arbitrary code execution
with root privileges.

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
9.10 karmic base-files –  5.0.0ubuntu7.1
10.04 lucid base-files –  5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2

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