============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1624-1 November 05, 2012 remote-login-service vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 Summary: Remote Login Service could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - remote-login-service: Service to track the remote servers to use Details: It was discovered that Remote Login Service incorrectly purged account information when switching users. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly obtain sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: remote-login-service 1.0.0-0ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1624-1 CVE-2012-0959 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/remote-login-service/1.0.0-0ubuntu1.1