Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1103-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Mathias Svensson discovered that the tex-common package contains an insecure shell_escape_commands configuration item. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted TeX file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
Affected
tex-common vulnerability on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 10.10
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1400 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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