MAAS could be made to run programs as an administrator.
It was discovered that maas-import-pxe-files incorrectly loaded configuration information from the current working directory. A local attacker could execute code as an administrator if maas-import-pxe-files were run from an attacker-controlled directory. (CVE-2013-1057)
7 November 2013
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
MAAS could be made to run programs as an administrator.
It was discovered that maas-import-pxe-files incorrectly loaded configuration information from the current working directory. A local attacker could execute code as an administrator if maas-import-pxe-files were run from an attacker-controlled directory. (CVE-2013-1057)
It was discovered that maas-import-pxe-files doesn’t cryptographically verify downloaded content. An attacker could modify images without detection. (CVE-2013-1058)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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