USN-2084-1: devscripts vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 13.10
• Ubuntu 13.04
• Ubuntu 12.10
• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• devscripts - scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier

Details

It was discovered that the uscan tool incorrectly repacked archive files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially
crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 13.10

• devscripts - 2.13.4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 13.04

• devscripts - 2.13.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.10

• devscripts - 2.12.4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.04

• devscripts - 2.11.6ubuntu1.6

Ubuntu 10.04

• devscripts - 2.10.61ubuntu5.6

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

References

• CVE-2013-6888