Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1485-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Florian Weimer discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled privileges when copying certain files to the system cache directory. A local attacker could exploit this issue to read arbitrary files, bypassing intended permissions.
Affected
accountsservice on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-2737 -
CVSS Base Score: 1.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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