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CVE-2014-1833

Publication date 5 February 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
devscripts 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Fixed 2.14.6ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.14.1ubuntu0.1
13.10 saucy Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.11.6ubuntu1.7
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
devscripts

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2649-1
    • devscripts vulnerability
    • 16 June 2015

Other references