USN-2618-1: python-dbusmock vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2618-1

21st May, 2015

python-dbusmock vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 15.04
  • Ubuntu 14.10
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

python-dbusmock could be tricked into running arbitrary programs.

Software description

  • python-dbusmock
    – mock D-Bus objects for tests

Details

It was discovered that python-dbusmock incorrectly handled template
loading from shared directories. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
python-dbusmock

0.14-1ubuntu2
python3-dbusmock

0.14-1ubuntu2
Ubuntu 14.10:
python-dbusmock

0.11.4-1ubuntu1
python3-dbusmock

0.11.4-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
python-dbusmock

0.10.1-1ubuntu1
python3-dbusmock

0.10.1-1ubuntu1

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

CVE-2015-1326

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