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USN-1443-2: Update Manager vulnerability

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USN-1443-2: Update Manager vulnerability

Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Published

06/19/2012

Created

07/25/2018

Added

05/06/2013

Modified

07/09/2020

Description

The Apport hook (DistUpgradeApport.py) in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uploads the /var/log/dist-upgrade directory when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0949.

Solution(s)

ubuntu-upgrade-update-manager-core

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2012-0950
CVE - 2012-0950
USN-1443-2

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