vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3746-1 (CVE-2018-0501): APT vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 20, 2018 | Aug 24, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 20, 2018
Added
Aug 24, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 mishandles gpg signature verification for the InRelease file of a fallback mirror, aka mirrorfail.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-apt
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