USN-922-1: libnss-db vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 9.10
• Ubuntu 9.04
• Ubuntu 8.10
• Ubuntu 8.04

Packages

• libnss-db -

Details

Stephane Chazelas discovered that libnss-db did not correctly set up a
database environment. A local attacker could exploit this to read the
first line of arbitrary files, leading to a loss of privacy and possibly
privilege escalation.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.10

• libnss-db - 2.2.3pre1-3ubuntu3.9.10.2

Ubuntu 9.04

• libnss-db - 2.2.3pre1-3ubuntu3.9.04.2

Ubuntu 8.10

• libnss-db - 2.2.3pre1-3ubuntu1.8.10.2

Ubuntu 8.04

• libnss-db - 2.2.3pre1-3ubuntu1.8.04.2

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2010-0826