** Description changed:

+ [Problem]
+ Minor security issue in past versions of Mahara.
+ 
  [Impact]
- <fill me in with explanation of severity and frequency of bug on users and 
justification for backporting the fix to the stable release>
+ Security issue.  Could allow for impersonation.
  
  [Development Fix]
- <fill me in with an explanation of how the bug has been addressed in the 
development branch, including the relevant version numbers of packages modified 
in order to implement the fix. >
+ Fixed upstream in the 1.4.1 release which was brought into Debian Nov 4, 2011 
as version 1.4.1-1 (which fixes CVE-2011-2771, CVE-2011-2772, CVE-2011-2773, 
CVE-2011-2774).  This version was sync'd into Ubuntu precise.
+ 
  
  [Stable Fix]
- <fill me in by pointing out a minimal patch applicable to the stable version 
of the package.>
+ lucid, maverick, and natty carry 1.2.x which is affected by this issue.  
oneiric carries 1.4.0 and is also affected.  Debdiff patches to fix all four 
versions are attached in comments 7,8,9,10 respectively.
  
  [Text Case]
  <fill me in with detailed *instructions* on how to reproduce the bug.  This 
will be used by people later on to verify the updated package fixes the 
problem.>
  1.
  2.
  3.
- Broken Behavior: 
- Fixed Behavior: 
+ Broken Behavior:
+ Fixed Behavior:
  
  [Regression Potential]
- <fill me in with a discussion of likelihood and potential severity of 
regressions and how users could get inadvertently affected. 
+ <fill me in with a discussion of likelihood and potential severity of 
regressions and how users could get inadvertently affected.
  
  [Original Report]
  Here are patches to fix a minor security issue in lucid, maverick, natty and 
oneiric versions of Mahara
  
  The issue affects both 1.2.x and 1.4.x
  
   * Fix default config for sites with multiple SAML instances
     - Default configuration changed to prevent impersonation
     - https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4367

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