Unscored CVE-2012-0948 EUVD-2012-0971GHSA-c2v8-h6rh-cf9h

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_sy…

Published Jun 7, 2012 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by canonical

Description

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz and (2) system_state.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain repository credentials.

References

82019 vdb-entry
USN-1443-1 vendor-advisory
update-manager-info-disclosure(75727) vdb-entry
53604 vdb-entry
49230 third-party-advisory
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/105380733/update-manager_1%3A0.156.14.3_1%3A0.156.14.4.diff.gz