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USN-1762-1: APT vulnerability

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USN-1762-1: APT vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/21/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-apt

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