* SECURITY FIX: When determining the path of a Python module for a program
like "python -m module_name", avoid actually importing and running the
module; this could lead to local root privilege escalation. Thanks to
Gabriel Campana for discovering this and the fix!
(CVE-2015-1341, LP: #1507480)
-- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:50:47 +0200
This bug was fixed in the package apport - 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.13
--------------- 0ubuntu17. 13) precise-security; urgency=medium
apport (2.0.1-
* SECURITY FIX: When determining the path of a Python module for a program
like "python -m module_name", avoid actually importing and running the
module; this could lead to local root privilege escalation. Thanks to
Gabriel Campana for discovering this and the fix!
(CVE-2015-1341, LP: #1507480)
-- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:50:47 +0200