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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841066
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1485-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'accountsservice' package(s) announced via the USN-1485-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'accountsservice' package(s) announced via the USN-1485-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Florian Weimer discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled
privileges when copying certain files to the system cache directory. A
local attacker could exploit this issue to read arbitrary files, bypassing
intended permissions.

Affected Software/OS:
'accountsservice' package(s) on Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
1.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2737
49695
http://secunia.com/advisories/49695
49759
http://secunia.com/advisories/49759
54223
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54223
83398
http://osvdb.org/83398
FEDORA-2012-10120
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083359.html
USN-1485-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1485-1
[oss-security] 20120628 accountsservice local file disclosure flaw (CVE-2012-2737)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/28/9
accountsservice-userchangeicon-info-disc(76648)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76648
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=27f3d93a82fde4f6c7ab54f3f008af04f93f9c69
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543d
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532
openSUSE-SU-2012:0845
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15100967
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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