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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4457-1
August 12, 2020
software-properties vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Software Properties could be made to manipulate the display.
Software Description:
– software-properties: manage the repositories that you install software from
Details:
Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that Software Properties incorrectly filtered
certain escape sequences when displaying PPA descriptions. If a user were
tricked into adding an arbitrary PPA, a remote attacker could possibly
manipulate the screen.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-software-properties 0.98.9.2
software-properties-common 0.98.9.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
python3-software-properties 0.96.24.32.14
software-properties-common 0.96.24.32.14
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
python-software-properties 0.96.20.10
python3-software-properties 0.96.20.10
software-properties-common 0.96.20.10
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4457-1
CVE-2020-15709
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.98.9.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.96.24.32.14
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.96.20.10
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