Information Exposure Affecting update-manager package, versions <1:0.156.14.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-UPDATEMANAGER-269247
  • published19 Jun 2012
  • disclosed19 Jun 2012

Introduced: 19 Jun 2012

CVE-2012-0950  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 update-manager to version 1:0.156.14.5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream update-manager package and not the update-manager package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Apport hook (DistUpgradeApport.py) in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uploads the /var/log/dist-upgrade directory when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0949.

CVSS Scores

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