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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2084-1
January 21, 2014
devscripts vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 13.10
– Ubuntu 13.04
– Ubuntu 12.10
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
devscripts could be made to run programs if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Software Description:
– devscripts: scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier
Details:
It was discovered that the uscan tool incorrectly repacked archive files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially
crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.10:
devscripts 2.13.4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 13.04:
devscripts 2.13.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
devscripts 2.12.4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
devscripts 2.11.6ubuntu1.6
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
devscripts 2.10.61ubuntu5.6
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2084-1
CVE-2013-6888
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/2.13.4ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/2.13.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/2.12.4ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/2.11.6ubuntu1.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/2.10.61ubuntu5.6
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