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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1666-1 Critical Aptdaemon Flaw DoS

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Aptdaemon could be tricked into installing arbitrary PPA GPG keys.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1666-1
December 17, 2012

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10

Summary:

Aptdaemon could be tricked into installing arbitrary PPA GPG keys.

Software Description:
- aptdaemon: transaction based package management service

Details:

It was discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly validated PPA GPG keys when
importing from a keyserver. If a remote attacker were able to perform a
man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to install altered
package repository GPG keys.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  aptdaemon                       0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu7

Ubuntu 11.10:
  aptdaemon                       0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.3

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1666-1
  CVE-2012-0962

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.3


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1666-1 Critical Aptdaemon Flaw DoS

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Calendar Grey December 17, 2012
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A vulnerability in Aptdaemon found in Ubuntu may enable the installation of any arbitrary PPA GPG keys, heightening security concerns.
Aptdaemon could be tricked into installing arbitrary PPA GPG keys.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: aptdaemon 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu7 Ubuntu 11.10: aptdaemon 0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.3 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1666-1

CVE-2012-0962

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December 17, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.3

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