---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Secunia CSI 5.0 Beta - now available for testing Find out more, take a free test drive, and share your opinion with us: http://secunia.com/blog/242 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Ubuntu update for ecryptfs-utils SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA45747 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/45747/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=45747 RELEASE DATE: 2011-08-24 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/45747/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/45747/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=45747 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: Ubuntu has issued an update for ecryptfs-utils. This fixes a security issue, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges. The security issue is caused due to the use of incorrect permissions when updating the mtab file, which can be exploited to manipulate the mtab file and e.g. unmount arbitrary locations. SOLUTION: Apply updated packages. Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ ORIGINAL ADVISORY: USN-1196-1: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1196-1/ OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------