Debian: DSA-3032-2 Urgent: APT Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Found
debian
September 23, 2014
The Google Security Team discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the HTTP transport code in apt-get
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Summary
Two regression fixes were included in this update:
* Fix regression from the previous update in DSA-3025-1 when the custom
apt configuration option for Dir::state::lists is set to a relative
path (#762160).
* Fix regression in the reverificaiton handling of cdrom: sources that
may lead to incorrect hashsum warnings. Affected users need to run
"apt-cdrom add" again after the update was applied.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.9.7.9+deb7u5.
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: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: apt
CVE ID: CVE-2014-6273
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