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TITLE:
Ubuntu update for apport

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34952

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34952/

DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for apport. This fixes a security issue,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to manipulate
certain data.

For more information:
SA34947

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_0.108.4.dsc
Size/MD5: 776 84645454e08c3f65d8c52dac74f905be
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_0.108.4.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 188833 f61510a9319ad3fd3a7903d63f8e96d9

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport-gtk_0.108.4_all.deb
Size/MD5: 55292 4bc790aa6618eecfa27e5b8222e5766f
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport-qt_0.108.4_all.deb
Size/MD5: 54048 d1ac561fe9a5c980cc4150a9939cb722
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport-retrace_0.108.4_all.deb
Size/MD5: 63690 a6b693e4cd22e222a052c0818e43eb2b
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_0.108.4_all.deb
Size/MD5: 104590 2a61c23a4fcd822dc148151e8b68c447
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/python-apport_0.108.4_all.deb
Size/MD5: 56970 875f5505b1e258eee1c455cfc270c7f9
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/python-problem-report_0.108.4_all.deb
Size/MD5: 58658 9f8dc7432955def5e5476d7332ffb725

-- Ubuntu 8.10 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_0.119.2.dsc
Size/MD5: 979 6c0cd091b3970e2761751e54aabed459
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_0.119.2.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 198567 8a3f6a81452f815b6755da1d024298e9

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport-gtk_0.119.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 57796 dd4bd02f893e04497f418840d437402c
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport-qt_0.119.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 56518 8ec6f3cdf154cd94fd93e77186beb50e
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport-retrace_0.119.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 67036 651104a20557b07edc065157e2539b79
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_0.119.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 107536 acaa7af80a1df3c4a87df65fbd772860
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/python-apport_0.119.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 61332 9adc2a89f2ddfa53020a43db0646f713
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/python-problem-report_0.119.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 61382 8db396b5045a9f5fd365572223377e57

-- Ubuntu 9.04 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_1.0-0ubuntu5.2.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 73978 1036e1541554d50a6b201cf3b9ed2e81
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_1.0-0ubuntu5.2.dsc
Size/MD5: 1236 a8f08f5b1c8e3970e65cfb705bf72de2
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_1.0.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 217793 f9932601045b109fbc487b8fdca0c9fa

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport-gtk_1.0-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 67744 3504cedc5be46644d0174438b9613aeb
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport-qt_1.0-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 66374 f799fa04509e8cdcad100a7ca766bd32
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport-retrace_1.0-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 74134 ea67d398ccf8f7070cbe8a2e2326ba97
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/apport_1.0-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 112574 da9a0460879aee9e8ed7a229a87275db
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/python-apport_1.0-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 74006 490ed42d9d5f209d5d344ffed151eb5e
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apport/python-problem-report_1.0-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 71878 17406c34e7d0467609e22410f70864ab

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
USN-768-1:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2009-April/000895.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA34947:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34947/

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