USN-1039-1: AppArmor update

Publication date

7 January 2011

Overview

AppArmor did not properly handle execute permissions under certain circumstances.


Packages

  • apparmor - User-space parser utility for AppArmor

Details

It was discovered that if AppArmor was misconfigured, under certain
circumstances the parser could generate policy using an unconfined fallback
execute transition when one was not specified.

It was discovered that if AppArmor was misconfigured, under certain
circumstances the parser could generate policy using an unconfined fallback
execute transition when one was not specified.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
9.10 karmic apparmor –  2.3.1+1403-0ubuntu27.4
10.10 maverick apparmor –  2.5.1-0ubuntu0.10.10.3
10.04 lucid apparmor –  2.5.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2

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