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CVE-2016-1579 UDM provides support for running commands after a download is completed, this is currently made use of for click package…

Description

UDM provides support for running commands after a download is completed, this is currently made use of for click package installation. This functionality was not restricted to unconfined applications. Before UDM version 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1 any confined application could make use of the UDM C++ API to run arbitrary commands in an unconfined environment as the phablet user.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Ubuntu Download Manager 1.2 earliest → < 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1

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