=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2648-1
June 16, 2015

aptdaemon 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:

Aptdaemon could be made to expose sensitive information, or allow file
access as the administrator.

Software Description:
- aptdaemon: transaction based package management service

Details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that Aptdeamon incorrectly handled the simulate
dbus method. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly expose
sensitive information, or perform other file access as the root user.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
  aptdaemon                       1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 14.10:
  aptdaemon                       1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  aptdaemon                       1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  aptdaemon                       0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu10

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2648-1
  CVE-2015-1323

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu10


Ubuntu 2648-1: Aptdaemon vulnerability

June 16, 2015
Aptdaemon could be made to expose sensitive information, or allow file access as the administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: aptdaemon 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 14.10: aptdaemon 1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: aptdaemon 1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: aptdaemon 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu10 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2648-1

CVE-2015-1323

Severity
June 16, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu10

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