devscripts could be made to run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that the uscan tool incorrectly repacked archive files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.
21 January 2014
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
devscripts could be made to run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that the uscan tool incorrectly repacked archive files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.
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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