============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1958-1 September 18, 2013 language-selector vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: language-selector could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations. Software Description: - language-selector: Language selector for Ubuntu Details: It was discovered that language-selector was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit authorizations. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: language-selector-common 0.110.1 Ubuntu 12.10: language-selector-common 0.90.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: language-selector-common 0.79.4 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1958-1 CVE-2013-1066 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4