Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1579
CVE-2016-1579
Description
UDM provides support for running commands after a download is completed, this is currently made use of for click package installation. This functionality was not restricted to unconfined applications. Before UDM version 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1 any confined application could make use of the UDM C++ API to run arbitrary commands in an unconfined environment as the phablet user.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ubuntu_download_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1
- Ubuntu/Ubuntu Download Managerv5Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/ubuntu-download-manager/trunk/revision/359nvdThird Party Advisory
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