USN-2741-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2741-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2741-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2741-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2015-09-16T17:12:50Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:40:55Z
Summary
unity-settings-daemon vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that the Unity Settings Daemon incorrectly allowed removable media to be mounted when the screen is locked. If a vulnerability were discovered in some other desktop component, such as an image library, a local attacker could possibly use this issue to gain access to the session.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / unity-settings-daemon

Package

Name
unity-settings-daemon
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/unity-settings-daemon@14.04.0+14.04.20150825-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.04.0+14.04.20150825-0ubuntu2

Affected versions

14.*
14.04.0-0ubuntu1
14.04.0-0ubuntu2
14.04.0+14.04.20140219-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140221-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140221.1-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140225-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140228-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140310-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140310-0ubuntu2
14.04.0+14.04.20140402-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140404-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140407-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140414-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140606-0ubuntu1
14.04.0+14.04.20140606-0ubuntu2
14.04.0+14.04.20140606-0ubuntu3
14.04.0+14.04.20150825-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "14.04.0+14.04.20150825-0ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "unity-settings-daemon"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "14.04.0+14.04.20150825-0ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "unity-settings-daemon-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-1319"
        }
    ]
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2741-1.json"