USN-847-1: Devscripts vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 9.04
• Ubuntu 8.10
• Ubuntu 8.04

Packages

• devscripts -

Details

Raphael Geissert discovered that uscan, a part of devscripts, did not
properly sanitize its input when processing pathnames. If uscan processed a
crafted filename for a file on a remote server, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.04

• devscripts - 2.10.39ubuntu7.1

Ubuntu 8.10

• devscripts - 2.10.26ubuntu15.2

Ubuntu 8.04

• devscripts - 2.10.11ubuntu5.8.04.4

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2009-2946

Related notices

• USN-847-2: devscripts