USN-2297-1: acpi-support vulnerability
Publication date
22 July 2014
Overview
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Releases
Packages
- acpi-support - scripts for handling many ACPI events
Details
CESG discovered that acpi-support incorrectly handled certain privileged
operations when checking for power management daemons. A local attacker
could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code and elevate privileges to
root.
CESG discovered that acpi-support incorrectly handled certain privileged
operations when checking for power management daemons. A local attacker
could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code and elevate privileges to
root.
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 | acpi-support – 0.140.2 |
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