USN-172-1: lm-sensors vulnerability
Publication date
24 August 2005
Overview
lm-sensors vulnerability
Releases
Details
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña noticed that the pwmconfig script
created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow
a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with full
root privileges since pwmconfig is usually executed by root.
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña noticed that the pwmconfig script
created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow
a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with full
root privileges since pwmconfig is usually executed by root.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.04 hoary | lm-sensors – | ||
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