Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-436-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-436-1 fixed a vulnerability in KTorrent. The original fix for path traversal was incomplete, allowing for alternate vectors of attack.
This update solves the problem.
Original advisory details:
Bryan Burns of Juniper Networks discovered that KTorrent did not correctly validate the destination file paths nor the HAVE statements sent by torrent peers. A malicious remote peer could send specially crafted messages to overwrite files or execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
Affected
ktorrent vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.10 ,
Ubuntu 7.04
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-1799 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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