USN-1381-1: Ubuntu One Couch vulnerability
1 March 2012
Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet.
Releases
Packages
- ubuntuone-couch - Ubuntu One CouchDB
Details
It was discovered that Ubuntu One Couch did not perform any server
certificate validation when using HTTPS connections. If a remote attacker
were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be
exploited to alter or compromise confidential information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 11.10
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.