USN-791-2: Moodle vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 9.04

Packages

• moodle -

Details

Christian Eibl discovered that the TeX filter in Moodle allowed any
function to be used. An authenticated remote attacker could post
a specially crafted TeX formula to execute arbitrary TeX functions,
potentially reading any file accessible to the web server user, leading
to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2009-1171, MSA-09-0009)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 9.04

• moodle - 1.9.4.dfsg-0ubuntu1.1

After a standard system upgrade you need to access the Moodle instance
and accept the database update to clear any invalid cached data.

References

• CVE-2009-1171

Related notices

• USN-791-1: moodle