Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that dpkg incorrectly handled certain patches when unpacking source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of service or potentially gaining access to the system.
Affected
dpkg on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 13.10 ,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2014-3864, CVE-2014-3865 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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