=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2617-1
May 21, 2015

fuse vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

FUSE could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Software Description:
- fuse: Filesystem in Userspace

Details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that FUSE incorrectly filtered environment
variables. A local attacker could use this issue to gain administrative
privileges.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04:
  fuse                            2.9.2-4ubuntu4.15.04.1

Ubuntu 14.10:
  fuse                            2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  fuse                            2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  fuse                            2.8.6-2ubuntu2.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2617-1
  CVE-2015-3202

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.9.2-4ubuntu4.15.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.8.6-2ubuntu2.1


Ubuntu 2617-1: FUSE vulnerability

May 21, 2015
FUSE could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: fuse 2.9.2-4ubuntu4.15.04.1 Ubuntu 14.10: fuse 2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: fuse 2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: fuse 2.8.6-2ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2617-1

CVE-2015-3202

Severity
May 21, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.9.2-4ubuntu4.15.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.8.6-2ubuntu2.1

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