--- title: 'USN-2649-1: devscripts vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2649-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-2649-1 --- # USN-2649-1: devscripts vulnerability Publication date 16 June 2015 Overview devscripts could be made to overwrite files. Releases [14.10](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=utopic) [14.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=trusty) [12.04](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=precise) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [devscripts](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=devscripts) - scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier ## Details It was discovered that the uupdate tool incorrectly handled symlinks. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly replace arbitrary files, leading to a privilege escalation. ## Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 14.10 utopic | [devscripts](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts) –  [2.14.6ubuntu0.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/2.14.6ubuntu0.1) | | | | 14.04 LTS trusty | [devscripts](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts) –  [2.14.1ubuntu0.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/2.14.1ubuntu0.1) | | | | 12.04 precise | [devscripts](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts) –  [2.11.6ubuntu1.7](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/2.11.6ubuntu1.7) | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2014-1833](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1833)