Packages
- amarok -
Details
Dwayne Litzenberger discovered that Amarok created temporary files in
an insecure way. Local users could exploit a race condition to create
or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2008-3699)
Dwayne Litzenberger discovered that Amarok created temporary files in
an insecure way. Local users could exploit a race condition to create
or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2008-3699)
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Amarok 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.04 hardy | amarok – 2:1.4.9.1-0ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 7.10 gutsy | amarok – 2:1.4.7-0ubuntu3.1 | ||
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