USN-572-1: apt-listchanges vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-572-1
18th January, 2008
apt-listchanges vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 7.10
- Ubuntu 7.04
Software description
- apt-listchanges
Details
Felipe Sateler discovered that apt-listchanges did not use safe paths when
importing additional Python libraries. A local attacker could exploit
this and execute arbitrary commands as the user running apt-listchanges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 7.10:
- apt-listchanges 2.74ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 7.04:
- apt-listchanges 2.72ubuntu6.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.