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Old 03-31-2010
USN-922-1: libnss-db vulnerability
Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2010-0826


Description:
===========================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-922-1 March 31, 2010libnss-db vulnerabilityCVE-2010-0826===========================================================A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 8.04 LTSUbuntu 8.10Ubuntu 9.04Ubuntu 9.10This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libnss-db 2.2.3pre1-3ubuntu1.8.04.2Ubuntu 8.10: libnss-db 2.2.3pre1-3ubuntu1.8.10.2Ubuntu 9.04: libnss-db 2.2.3pre1-3ubuntu3.9.04.2Ubuntu 9.10: libnss-db 2.2.3pre1-3ubuntu3.9.10.2In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect thenecessary changes.Details follow:Stephane Chazelas discovered that libnss-db did not correctly set up adatabase environment. A local attacker could exploit this to read thefirst line of arbitrary files, leading to a loss of privacy and possiblyprivilege escalation.





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