CVE-2011-3154
published 2014-04-17CVE-2011-3154: DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before…
PriorityP46low1.9CVSS 2.0
AVLACMAuNCPINAN
EPSS
0.33%
25.1th percentile
DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to obtain the XAUTHORITY file content for a user via a symlink attack on the temporary file.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | update-manager | <= 1\:0.87.24 | — |
| canonical | update-manager | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.01.9LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_ubuntu6.4MEDIUM
Stop checking back — get the weekly exploitation signal.
Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.
GHSA
GHSA-279p-xgvm-r6g6: DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2011-3154 [LOW] CWE-59 GHSA-279p-xgvm-r6g6: DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE
DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to obtain the XAUTHORITY file content for a user via a symlink attack on the temporary file.
Ubuntu
Update Manager regression
vendor_ubuntu·2012-02-16·CVSS 6.4
[MEDIUM] Update Manager regression
Title: Update Manager regression
Summary: USN-1284-1 introduced a regression in Update Manager.
USN-1284-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Update Manager. One of the fixes
introduced a regression for Kubuntu users attempting to upgrade to a newer
Ubuntu release. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
David Black discovered that Update Manager incorrectly extracted the
downloaded upgrade tarball before verifying its GPG signature. If a remote
attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could
potentially be used to replace arbitrary files. (CVE-2011-3152)
David Black discovered that Update Manager created a temporary directory
in an insecure fashion. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to
read the XAU
Ubuntu
Update Manager vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-11-28·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2011-3152 [MEDIUM] Update Manager vulnerabilities
Title: Update Manager vulnerabilities
Summary: Update Manager could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.
David Black discovered that Update Manager incorrectly extracted the
downloaded upgrade tarball before verifying its GPG signature. If a remote
attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could
potentially be used to replace arbitrary files. (CVE-2011-3152)
David Black discovered that Update Manager created a temporary directory
in an insecure fashion. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to
read the XAUTHORITY file of the user performing the upgrade.
(CVE-2011-3154)
This update also adds a hotfix to Update Notifier to handle cases where the
upgrade is being performed from CD media.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2014-04-17
Published