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Debian LTS DLA-2487-1: CVE-2020-27350 Critical Denial Of Service in APT

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 9, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance apt components to address vulnerabilities resulting in service interruptions cited in Debian LTS Notice DLA-2487-1.
It was discovered that missing input validation in the ar/tar implementations of APT, the high level package manager, could cause out-of-bounds reads or infinite loops, resulting i...
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
1.4.11.

We recommend that you upgrade your apt packages.

For the detailed security status of apt please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/apt

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: apt
Version: 1.4.11
CVE ID: CVE-2020-27350

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