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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1963-1
September 18, 2013
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Summary:
usb-creator could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.
Software Description:
Details:
It was discovered that usb-creator was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit
authorizations.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04:
usb-creator-common 0.2.47.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
usb-creator-common 0.2.40ubuntu2
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
usb-creator-common 0.2.38.2
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1963-1
CVE-2013-1063
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.47.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.40ubuntu2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.38.2
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