USN-4312-1: Timeshift vulnerability
Timeshift vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
Summary
Timeshift could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software Description
- timeshift – System restore utility
Details
Matthias Gerstner discovered that Timeshift did not securely create temporary
files. An attacker could exploit a race condition in Timeshift and potentially
execute arbitrary commands as root.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- timeshift – 19.01+ds-2ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-4312-1: Timeshift vulnerability
