Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the org.debian.apt.UpdateCachePartially method in worker.py in Aptdaemon 0.40 in Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sources_list argument, related to the D-Bus interface.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sebastian_heinlein / aptdaemon | 0.40 | 0.40.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 10.10 | 10.10.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 11.04 | 11.04.x |