USN-1270-1: Software Center vulnerability
21 November 2011
An attacker could trick Software Center into installing altered packages and repositories or exposing sensitive information over the network.
Releases
Packages
- software-center - Utility for browsing, installing, and removing applications
Details
David B. discovered that Software Center incorrectly validated server
certificates when performing secure connections. If a remote attacker were
able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to
view sensitive information or install altered packages and repositories.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 11.04
Ubuntu 10.10
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.