Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1712-1
30th January, 2013
inkscape vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Inkscape.
Software description
- inkscape - vector-based drawing program
Details
It was discoverd that Inkscape incorrectly handled XML external entities in
SVG files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted SVG
file, Inkscape could possibly include external files in drawings, resulting
in information disclosure. (CVE-2012-5656)
It was discovered that Inkscape attempted to open certain files from the
/tmp directory instead of the current directory. A local attacker could
trick a user into opening a different file than the one that was intended.
This issue only applied to Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10.
(CVE-2012-6076)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 12.10:
- inkscape 0.48.3.1-1ubuntu6.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
- inkscape 0.48.3.1-1ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 11.10:
- inkscape 0.48.2-0ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
- inkscape 0.47.0-2ubuntu2.1
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.