=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1381-1
March 01, 2012
ubuntuone-couch vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
Summary:
Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to
be exposed when accessing the Internet.
Software Description:
- ubuntuone-couch: Ubuntu One CouchDB
Details:
It was discovered that Ubuntu One Couch did not perform any server
certificate validation when using HTTPS connections. If a remote attacker
were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be
exploited to alter or compromise confidential information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 11.10:
ubuntuone-couch 0.3.0-0ubuntu2.1
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1381-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/882049
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntuone-couch/0.3.0-0ubuntu2.1