TITLE:
Ubuntu update for texinfo

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17093

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17093/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Ubuntu Linux 4.10
http://secunia.com/product/4491/
Ubuntu Linux 5.04
http://secunia.com/product/5036/

DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for texinfo. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain
actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA16816

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.6-1ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 125053 f97e652490198d27c6e29af9951cdc71
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.6-1ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 625 f669384d1ae30bae7c70063d9a65d31e
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.6.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 1892091 5730c8c0c7484494cca7a7e2d7459c64

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/info_4.6-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 280644 31eb0286bda40317d0e33553bf1dde59
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.6-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 875828 b1c85f8b941d67dac908f8d8c4edf483

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/info_4.6-1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 265932 7296ff8a26d8b7c720ffe7b28347e82f
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.6-1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 858092 7e52b8db866cbbe2352217a03bc39b14

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/info_4.6-1ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 279674 3ac6bc00d8742c696f7793aadc264ba1
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.6-1ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 868758 f49ff63604c06a5077ce06f2ca64382b

-- Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.7-2.2ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 10615 b2a3812bcfe8f069e888170c2eaf73f8
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.7-2.2ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 628 cee74cea6cd661b85c0f1038fa5fd0e3
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.7.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 1979183 72a57e378efb9898c9e41ca839554dae

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/info_4.7-2.2ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 191328 273d9d321578a301f46a7bd0712c54e6
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.7-2.2ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 488278 8da6138a72e9261433dc8d8d90e1b725

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/info_4.7-2.2ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 177586 8c60d776b23d9ba81ee600805c38dbb5
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.7-2.2ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 470502 82ebb862c685c13ced8a55c5ad0a6515

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/info_4.7-2.2ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 190400 983de1de47c40a3f90e549ab875ba99b
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texinfo/texinfo_4.7-2.2ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 483932 38e2d37a8d0ae17bd492e556e4d42dd0

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-194-1

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA16816:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16816/

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