=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-968-1 August 05, 2010 base-files vulnerability CVE-2010-0834 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 9.10: base-files 5.0.0ubuntu7.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: base-files 5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that the Ubuntu image shipped on some Dell Latitude 2110 systems was accidentally configured to allow unauthenticated package installations. A remote attacker intercepting network communications or a malicious archive mirror server could exploit this to trick the user into installing unsigned packages, resulting in arbitrary code execution with root privileges. Updated packages for Ubuntu 9.10: Source archives: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu7.1.dsc Size/MD5: 853 a699f7de48cd09591785129b4840ef56 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu7.1.tar.gz Size/MD5: 74901 d802a9135ce2e49e065926b69e16e646 Architecture independent packages: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/lsb-release-udeb_5.0.0ubuntu7.1_all.udeb Size/MD5: 788 558c290ae2250679a3836da80fa3ebc0 amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu7.1_amd64.deb Size/MD5: 68358 67faf1b12530db1c708ba12994d88f60 i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu7.1_i386.deb Size/MD5: 68354 ec91c2c47ba30e2a3f2c5ee3ef73d812 lpia architecture (Low Power Intel Architecture): http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu7.1_lpia.deb Size/MD5: 68360 1feaa5345fd288eca0fdd180ee12e140 powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5): http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu7.1_powerpc.deb Size/MD5: 68364 4543aabd986eced6a2dadd78ab93daf9 sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC): http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu7.1_sparc.deb Size/MD5: 68366 2ccfbeddb349e6999d93d2505ed40a10 Updated packages for Ubuntu 10.04: Source archives: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2.dsc Size/MD5: 876 9afddf09156582a48e57c76fab0cf4fa http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2.tar.gz Size/MD5: 76356 d57362eab34a8e9f6cf27b595143c332 Architecture independent packages: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/lsb-release-udeb_5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2_all.udeb Size/MD5: 788 3e937b94118602fc84aab4adbe3f9e97 amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2_amd64.deb Size/MD5: 70240 2ecf9c810ef2f2315f63881068d8b839 i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2_i386.deb Size/MD5: 70236 d780378cf42209eeb90ed2f68940b837 powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5): http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2_powerpc.deb Size/MD5: 70230 3a5889ee074ddf43e7be7e6cbbc81c16 sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC): http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2_sparc.deb Size/MD5: 70236 c1fdeedbea2bcb8423ea745406ec3a05