CVE-2016-1579
Publication date 22 April 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
UDM provides support for running commands after a download is completed, this is currently made use of for click package installation. This functionality was not restricted to unconfined applications. Before UDM version 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1 any confined application could make use of the UDM C++ API to run arbitrary commands in an unconfined environment as the phablet user.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu-download-manager | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |