Summary
The remote host is missing an update to glib2.0
announced via advisory USN-841-1.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libglib2.0-0 2.16.6-0ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 8.10:
libglib2.0-0 2.18.2-0ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 9.04:
libglib2.0-0 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-841-1
Insight
Arand Nash discovered that applications linked to GLib (e.g. Nautilus) did not correctly copy symlinks. If a user copied symlinks with GLib, the symlink target files would become world-writable, allowing local attackers to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-3289 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.4
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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