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Ubuntu alert USN-1762-1 (apt)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1762-1 March 14, 2013 apt vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 Summary: An attacker could trick APT into installing altered packages. Software Description: - apt: Advanced front-end for dpkg Details: Ansgar Burchardt discovered that APT incorrectly handled repositories that use InRelease files. The default Ubuntu repositories do not use InRelease files, so this issue only affected third-party repositories. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install altered packages. This update corrects the issue by disabling InRelease file support completely. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: apt 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10 Ubuntu 11.10: apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1762-1 CVE-2013-1051 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.9.7.5ubuntu5.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.8.16~exp12ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.8.16~exp5ubunt... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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