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CVE-2012-0948

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz an…

Impact

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz and (2) system_state.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain repository credentials.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
GnomeUpdate-Manager-Core
Versions 0.150.5.2, 0.152.25.10, 0.156.14.3
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 11.04, 11.10, 12.04

Weakness classification

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