CVE-2013-2142

Publication date 4 June 2013

Last updated 16 September 2025

Ubuntu priority

Description

userpref.c in libimobiledevice 1.1.4, when $HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME are not set, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) HostCertificate.pem, (2) HostPrivateKey.pem, (3) libimobiledevicerc, (4) RootCertificate.pem, or (5) RootPrivateKey.pem in /tmp/root/.config/libimobiledevice/.

Status

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No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libimobiledevice	13.04 raring	Fixed 1.1.4-1ubuntu6.2
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 1.1.4-1ubuntu3.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
libimobiledevice	Upstream: ?id=a2d Upstream: ?id=153 Upstream: ?id=428

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1927-1
libimobiledevice vulnerability
14 August 2013