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Debian: DSA-3048-1 Critical: Apt File Overwrite Risk Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey October 8, 2014
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5048-1 tackles apt's manifest problem that stops file replacements. Update is advised.
Guillem Jover discovered that the changelog retrieval functionality in apt-get used temporary files in an insecure way, allowing a local user to cause arbitrary files to be overwri...
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Summary

This vulnerability is neutralized by the fs.protected_symlinks setting in
the Linux kernel, which is enabled by default in Debian 7 Wheezy and up.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.9.7.9+deb7u6.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.9.2.

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-2014-7206

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