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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2618-1
May 21, 2015

python-dbusmock vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 15.04
• Ubuntu 14.10
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

python-dbusmock could be tricked into running arbitrary programs.

Software Description:

• python-dbusmock: mock D-Bus objects for tests

Details:

It was discovered that python-dbusmock incorrectly handled template
loading from shared directories. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
python-dbusmock 0.14-1ubuntu2
python3-dbusmock 0.14-1ubuntu2

Ubuntu 14.10:
python-dbusmock 0.11.4-1ubuntu1
python3-dbusmock 0.11.4-1ubuntu1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
python-dbusmock 0.10.1-1ubuntu1
python3-dbusmock 0.10.1-1ubuntu1

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

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2618-1
CVE-2015-1326

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.14-1ubuntu2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.11.4-1ubuntu1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-dbusmock/0.10.1-1ubuntu1

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