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Subject: [USN-1635-1] libunity-webapps vulnerability
From: marc.deslauriers () canonical ! com (Marc Deslauriers)
Date: 2012-11-21 13:39:33
Message-ID: 50ACD995.2000205 () canonical ! com
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1635-1
November 21, 2012
libunity-webapps vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
Summary:
libunity-webapps could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Software Description:
- libunity-webapps: UnityWebapps library
Details:
It was discovered that libunity-webapps improperly handled certain hash
tables. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libunity-webapps
to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
libunity-webapps0 2.4.1-0ubuntu3.2
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1635-1
CVE-2012-4551
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libunity-webapps/2.4.1-0ubuntu3.2
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