USN-941-1: MoinMoin vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-941-1

20th May, 2010

moin vulnerability

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

  • Ubuntu 9.04

Software description

  • moin

Details

It was discovered that MoinMoin incorrectly handled hierarchical access
control lists. Users could bypass intended access controls under certain
circumstances.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 9.04:
python-moinmoin 1.8.2-2ubuntu2.4

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-2009-4762