[USN-1591-1] xdiagnose update

[Jamie Strandboge]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1591-1
October 02, 2012

xdiagnose update
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

3rd party applications using xdiagnose could potentially be made to
overwrite files.

Software Description:
- - xdiagnose: X.org diagnosis tool

Details:

Alec Warner discovered that xdiagnose improperly handled temporary files
in welcome.py when creating user-initiated archive files. While
failsafeX does not use the vulnerable code, this update removes this
functionality to protect any 3rd party applications which import the
vulnerable code. In the default Ubuntu installation, this should be
prevented by the Yama link restrictions.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  xdiagnose                       2.5.2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1591-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1036211

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/2.5.2ubuntu0.1



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