=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2008-1
October 24, 2013
suds vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Suds could be made to overwrite files.
Software Description:
- suds: Lightweight SOAP client for Python
Details:
Ralph Loader discovered that Suds incorrectly handled temporary files. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files.
In the default installation of Ubuntu, this should be prevented by the Yama
link restrictions.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04:
python-suds 0.4.1-5ubuntu0.13.04.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
python-suds 0.4.1-5ubuntu0.12.10.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
python-suds 0.4.1-2ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2008-1
CVE-2013-2217
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/suds/0.4.1-5ubuntu0.13.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/suds/0.4.1-5ubuntu0.12.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/suds/0.4.1-2ubuntu1.1