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Ubuntu Update for libgtop2 vulnerability USN-407-1
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Ubuntu Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
3.7
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/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-407-1
Insight
Insight
Liu Qishuai discovered a buffer overflow in the /proc parsing routines in libgtop. By creating and running a process in a specially crafted long path and tricking an user into running gnome-system-monitor, an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libgtop2 vulnerability on Ubuntu 5.10 , Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.