[USN-2617-1] FUSE vulnerability
Marc Deslauriers
marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Thu May 21 16:10:03 UTC 2015
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2617-1
May 21, 2015
fuse vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
FUSE could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.
Software Description:
- fuse: Filesystem in Userspace
Details:
Tavis Ormandy discovered that FUSE incorrectly filtered environment
variables. A local attacker could use this issue to gain administrative
privileges.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.04:
fuse 2.9.2-4ubuntu4.15.04.1
Ubuntu 14.10:
fuse 2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.10.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
fuse 2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
fuse 2.8.6-2ubuntu2.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2617-1
CVE-2015-3202
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.9.2-4ubuntu4.15.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse/2.8.6-2ubuntu2.1
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