DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeFetcherCore.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 through 11.10 does not verify the GPG signature before extracting an upgrade tarball, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to (1) create or overwrite arbitrary files via a directory traversal attack using a crafted tar file, or (2) bypass authentication via a crafted meta-release file.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:22:27.618Z
Reserved: 2011-08-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-3152

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-04-27T20:55:23.463
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2011-3152

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