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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840641 |
Category: | Ubuntu Local Security Checks |
Title: | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1115-1) |
Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'language-selector' package(s) announced via the USN-1115-1 advisory. |
Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'language-selector' package(s) announced via the USN-1115-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Romain Perier discovered that the language-selector D-Bus backend did not correctly check for Policy Kit authorizations. A local attacker could exploit this to inject shell commands into the system-wide locale configuration file, leading to root privilege escalation. Affected Software/OS: 'language-selector' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0729 BugTraq ID: 47502 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502 http://secunia.com/advisories/44214 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/ http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1842 XForce ISS Database: languageselector-dbus-priv-esc(67255) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255 |
Copyright | Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG |
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