USN-3026-1: libimobiledevice vulnerability
5 July 2016
libimobiledevice would allow unintended access to devices over the network.
Releases
Packages
- libimobiledevice - Library for communicating with iPhone and iPod Touch devices
Details
It was discovered that libimobiledevice incorrectly handled socket
permissions. A remote attacker could use this issue to access services on
iOS devices, contrary to expectations.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 15.10
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3026-2: libusbmuxd4, libusbmuxd-dev, libusbmuxd-tools, libusbmuxd, libusbmuxd2