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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-0948

CVE-2012-0948

Description

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz and (2) system_state.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain repository credentials.

Affected products

6
  • GNOME Foundation/Update Manager Core3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnome:update-manager-core:0.150.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:update-manager-core:0.150.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:update-manager-core:0.152.25.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:update-manager-core:0.156.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Canonical/Ubuntu Linux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

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References

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