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Details
Tavis Ormandy discovered that unzip did not correctly clean up pointers.
If a user or automated service was tricked into processing a specially
crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with
user privileges.
Tavis Ormandy discovered that unzip did not correctly clean up pointers.
If a user or automated service was tricked into processing a specially
crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with
user privileges.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.10 gutsy | unzip – 5.52-10ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 7.04 feisty | unzip – 5.52-9ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 6.10 edgy | unzip – 5.52-8ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | unzip – 5.52-6ubuntu4.1 | ||
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