=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2618-1
May 21, 2015

python-dbusmock vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

python-dbusmock could be tricked into running arbitrary programs.

Software Description:
- python-dbusmock: mock D-Bus objects for tests

Details:

It was discovered that python-dbusmock incorrectly handled template
loading from shared directories. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
  python-dbusmock                 0.14-1ubuntu2
  python3-dbusmock                0.14-1ubuntu2

Ubuntu 14.10:
  python-dbusmock                 0.11.4-1ubuntu1
  python3-dbusmock                0.11.4-1ubuntu1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-dbusmock                 0.10.1-1ubuntu1
  python3-dbusmock                0.10.1-1ubuntu1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2618-1
  CVE-2015-1326

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.14-1ubuntu2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.11.4-1ubuntu1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.10.1-1ubuntu1


Ubuntu 2618-1: python-dbusmock vulnerability

May 21, 2015
python-dbusmock could be tricked into running arbitrary programs.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: python-dbusmock 0.14-1ubuntu2 python3-dbusmock 0.14-1ubuntu2 Ubuntu 14.10: python-dbusmock 0.11.4-1ubuntu1 python3-dbusmock 0.11.4-1ubuntu1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: python-dbusmock 0.10.1-1ubuntu1 python3-dbusmock 0.10.1-1ubuntu1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2618-1

CVE-2015-1326

Severity
May 21, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.14-1ubuntu2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.11.4-1ubuntu1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.10.1-1ubuntu1

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