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ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2886

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Advisory Summary

ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2886

GKSu 2.0.2, when sudo-mode is not enabled, uses " (double quote) characters in a gksu-run-helper argument, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in certain situations involving an untrusted substring within this argument, as demonstrated by an untrusted filename encountered during installation of a VirtualBox extension pack.
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