Ubuntu Security Notice 2297-1 - CESG discovered that acpi-support incorrectly handled certain privileged operations when checking for power management daemons. A local attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code and elevate privileges to root.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2297-1
July 22, 2014
acpi-support vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- acpi-support: scripts for handling many ACPI events
Details:
CESG discovered that acpi-support incorrectly handled certain privileged
operations when checking for power management daemons. A local attacker
could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code and elevate privileges to
root.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
acpi-support 0.140.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2297-1
CVE-2014-1419
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/0.140.2