Summary
Guillem Jover discovered that APT incorrectly created a temporary file when
handling the changelog command. A local attacker could use this issue to
overwrite arbitrary files. In the default installation of Ubuntu, this
should be prevented by the kernel link restrictions.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | apt | 1.0.1ubuntu2.5 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the …
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7206