USN-2648-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2648-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2648-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2648-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2015-06-16T17:06:55Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:40:54Z
Summary
aptdaemon vulnerability
Details

Tavis Ormandy discovered that Aptdeamon incorrectly handled the simulate dbus method. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly expose sensitive information, or perform other file access as the root user.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / aptdaemon

Package

Name
aptdaemon
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aptdaemon@1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2

Affected versions

1.*
1.1.1-0ubuntu3
1.1.1-1ubuntu1
1.1.1-1ubuntu3
1.1.1-1ubuntu4
1.1.1-1ubuntu5
1.1.1-1ubuntu5.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "aptdaemon",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aptdaemon-data",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-aptdaemon",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-aptdaemon-gtk",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-aptdaemon.gtkwidgets",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-aptdaemon",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-aptdaemon.test",
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2648-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2015-1323",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}