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Debian: DSA-2958-1 Moderate: APT Authentication Flaw Exploited

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2014
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A software patch for Debian enhances validation protocols concerning source packages. Ensure your system's safety today!
Jakub Wilk discovered that APT, the high level package manager, did not properly perform authentication checks for source packages downloaded via "apt-get source"
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Summary

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.9.7.9+deb7u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.4.

We recommend that you upgrade your apt packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



Package: apt
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0478

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