Ubuntu Security Notice USN-519-1
25th September, 2007
elinks vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 7.04
- Ubuntu 6.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Software description
- elinks
Details
Kalle Olavi Niemitalo discovered that if elinks makes a POST request
to an HTTPS URL through a proxy, information may be sent in clear-text
between elinks and the proxy. Attackers with access to the network
could steal sensitive information (such as passwords).
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 7.04:
- elinks 0.11.1-1.2ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- elinks 0.11.1-1ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- elinks 0.10.6-1ubuntu3.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.