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Ubuntu Update for ktorrent vulnerability USN-436-2

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Ubuntu Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.4

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-436-2

Insight

Insight

USN-436-1 fixed a vulnerability in KTorrent. The original fix for path traversal was incomplete, allowing for alternate vectors of attack. This update solves the problem. Original advisory details: Bryan Burns of Juniper Networks discovered that KTorrent did not correctly validate the destination file paths nor the HAVE statements sent by torrent peers. A malicious remote peer could send specially crafted messages to overwrite files or execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Affected Software

Affected Software

ktorrent vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10 , Ubuntu 7.04

Solution

Solution

Please Install the Updated Packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)