[USN-1958-1] language-selector vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1958-1
September 18, 2013

language-selector vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

language-selector could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.

Software Description:
- language-selector: Language selector for Ubuntu

Details:

It was discovered that language-selector was using polkit in an unsafe
manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended
polkit authorizations.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.04:
language-selector-common 0.110.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
language-selector-common 0.90.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
language-selector-common 0.79.4

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1958-1
CVE-2013-1066

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4