Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1588-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that the apt-add-repository tool incorrectly validated PPA GPG keys when importing from a keyserver. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to install altered package repository GPG keys.
Affected
software-properties on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-5356 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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