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Ubuntu update for tuxpaint
Secunia Advisory: SA18474
Release Date: 2006-01-16
Popularity: 5,775 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Ubuntu Linux 5.10

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-3340


Description:
Ubuntu has issued an update for tuxpaint. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA18475

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...nt/tuxpaint_0.9.14-2ubuntu0.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 6127 109a598848fcaa2fd23f4b32f5478d79
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...xpaint/tuxpaint_0.9.14-2ubuntu0.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 755 1b27685235065548832add6c65f6d638
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo.../tuxpaint/tuxpaint_0.9.14.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 3208894 0b7522c1b3672d5c233f7bbc772c8dec

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...xpaint-data_0.9.14-2ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 1004980 ebc69ca71f5d5cd7fc5f9983d17656d6

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo.../tuxpaint_0.9.14-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 98728 7211b8041bdadb65e5c15c9f8f7e377d

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...t/tuxpaint_0.9.14-2ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 91672 63ec1209cf7f89213a29fbbb5ab7b570

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...uxpaint_0.9.14-2ubuntu0.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 100306 eb0d05c193c4f40ddb54c1dc03f7d451

Original Advisory:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-243-1

Other References:
SA18475:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18475/


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