USN-1612-1: libgssglue vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 11.04
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• libgssglue - header files and docs for libgssglue

Details

It was discovered that libgssglue incorrectly handled the GSSAPI_MECH_CONF
environment variable when running a privileged binary. A local attacker could
exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2011-2709)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

• libgssglue1 - 0.3-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 11.10

• libgssglue1 - 0.3-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 11.04

• libgssglue1 - 0.1-4ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.04

• libgssglue1 - 0.1-4ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2011-2709