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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-1579): ubuntu-download-manager vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-1579): ubuntu-download-manager vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/22/2019
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/19/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-ubuntu-download-manager

References

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