Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: nautilus

Following the ratification of the "Execute-Permission Bit Required" security 
policy, several packages need to have their mime handlers updated to reject 
opening of various file types that are actually executables when they lack the 
execute bit.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Policies#Execute-Permission%20Bit%20Required

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: openjdk-6 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: sun-java6 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: wine (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: Confirmed

** Also affects: sun-java6 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: openjdk-6 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: wine (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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needs to block non-executable files from executing
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506702
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