Description
On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | ubuntu-ui-toolkit | 1.1.1188 – < 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1 | 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1 |
References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1348241 vendor-advisory
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-team/ubuntu-ui-toolkit/staging/revision/1182 vendor-advisory