--- title: 'USN-457-1: elinks 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-457-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-457-1 --- # USN-457-1: elinks vulnerability Publication date 7 May 2007 Overview elinks vulnerability Releases [7.04](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=feisty) [6.10](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=edgy) [6.06](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=dapper) --- Open side navigation ## Details Arnaud Giersch discovered that elinks incorrectly attempted to load gettext catalogs from a relative path. If a user were tricked into running elinks from a specific directory, a local attacker could execute code with user privileges. ## Update instructions In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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 | | --- | --- | | 7.04 feisty | [elinks](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-457-1) –  0.11.1-1.2ubuntu2.1 | | | | 6.10 edgy | [elinks](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-457-1) –  0.11.1-1ubuntu2.1 | | | | 6.06 dapper | [elinks](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-457-1) –  0.10.6-1ubuntu3.1 | | | --- ### 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-2007-2027](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2027)