USN-1381-1: Ubuntu One Couch vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1381-1
1st March, 2012
ubuntuone-couch vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
Summary
Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet.
Software description
- ubuntuone-couch - Ubuntu One CouchDB
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 man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be
exploited to alter or compromise confidential information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 11.10:
- ubuntuone-couch 0.3.0-0ubuntu2.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.