FKIE_CVE-2012-0948

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-06-07 21:55 - Updated: 2026-04-29 01:13
Severity
Summary
DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz and (2) system_state.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain repository credentials.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://launchpadlibrarian.net/105380733/update-manager_1%3A0.156.14.3_1%3A0.156.14.4.diff.gz
security@ubuntu.comhttp://osvdb.org/82019
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49230Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53604
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1443-1Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75727
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://launchpadlibrarian.net/105380733/update-manager_1%3A0.156.14.3_1%3A0.156.14.4.diff.gz
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/82019
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49230Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53604
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1443-1Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75727
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnome update-manager-core 0.150.5.2
gnome update-manager-core 0.152.25.10
gnome update-manager-core 0.156.14.3
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
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