Ubuntu alert USN-1414-1 (aptdaemon)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> 
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[USN-1414-1] Aptdaemon vulnerability 
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Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:24:45 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1414-1
April 02, 2012

aptdaemon vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04

Summary:

An attacker could trick Aptdaemon into installing altered packages.

Software Description:
- aptdaemon: transaction based package management service

Details:

It was discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled installing packages
without performing a transaction simulation. An attacker could possibly use
this flaw to install altered packages.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
  python-aptdaemon                0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 11.04:
  python-aptdaemon                0.41+bzr661-0ubuntu0.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1414-1
  CVE-2012-0944

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/0.43+bzr69...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/0.41+bzr66...


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