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USN-2013-1: MAAS vulnerabilities

7 November 2013

MAAS could be made to run programs as an administrator.

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Releases

Packages

  • maas - Ubuntu MAAS Server

Details

It was discovered that maas-import-pxe-files incorrectly loaded
configuration information from the current working directory. A local
attacker could execute code as an administrator if maas-import-pxe-files
were run from an attacker-controlled directory. (CVE-2013-1057)

It was discovered that maas-import-pxe-files doesn't cryptographically
verify downloaded content. An attacker could modify images without
detection. (CVE-2013-1058)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 13.04
Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.04

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