Packages
- icedtea-web - A web browser plugin to execute Java applets
Details
Michael Scherer discovered that IcedTea Web created temporary directories
in an unsafe fashion. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain or modify sensitive information from other local user sessions.
Michael Scherer discovered that IcedTea Web created temporary directories
in an unsafe fashion. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain or modify sensitive information from other local user sessions.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart your browser to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.10 saucy | icedtea-7-plugin – 1.4-3ubuntu2.1 | ||
| icedtea-6-plugin – 1.4-3ubuntu2.1 | |||
| 12.10 quantal | icedtea-7-plugin – 1.3.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.3 | ||
| icedtea-6-plugin – 1.3.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.3 | |||
| 12.04 precise | icedtea-7-plugin – 1.2.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.4 | ||
| icedtea-6-plugin – 1.2.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.4 | |||
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