1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2649-1

USN-2649-1: devscripts vulnerability

Publication date

16 June 2015

Overview

devscripts could be made to overwrite files.

Releases

Packages

  • devscripts - scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier

Details

It was discovered that the uupdate tool incorrectly handled symlinks.
If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially
crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly replace arbitrary files,
leading to a privilege escalation.

It was discovered that the uupdate tool incorrectly handled symlinks.
If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially
crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly replace arbitrary files,
leading to a privilege escalation.

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
14.10 utopic devscripts –  2.14.6ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty devscripts –  2.14.1ubuntu0.1
12.04 precise devscripts –  2.11.6ubuntu1.7

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