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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71083
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1351-1 (accountsservice)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to accountsservice
announced via advisory USN-1351-1.

Details:

Hayawardh Vijayakumar discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled
privileges when modifying the language settings on Ubuntu. A local attacker
could exploit this issue to modify arbitrary files, and possibly create a
denial of service or obtain increased privileges.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
accountsservice 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1351-1

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4406
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1
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