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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2348-1 Critical: APT Issues and Patches

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Several security issues were fixed in APT.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2348-1
September 16, 2014

apt vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in APT.

Software Description:
- apt: Advanced front-end for dpkg

Details:

It was discovered that APT did not re-verify downloaded files when the
If-Modified-Since wasn't met. (CVE-2014-0487)

It was discovered that APT did not invalidate repository data when it
switched from an unauthenticated to an authenticated state. (CVE-2014-0488)

It was discovered that the APT Acquire::GzipIndexes option caused APT to
skip checksum validation. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and was not enabled by default. (CVE-2014-0489)

It was discovered that APT did not correctly validate signatures when
downloading source packages using the download command. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0490)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  apt                             1.0.1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  apt                             0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.19

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  apt                             0.7.25.3ubuntu9.16

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2348-1
  CVE-2014-0487, CVE-2014-0488, CVE-2014-0489, CVE-2014-0490

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/1.0.1ubuntu2.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.19
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.7.25.3ubuntu9.16


Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2348-1 Critical: APT Issues and Patches

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Debian Security Alert DSA-4932-1 addresses flaws in the APT package affecting multiple stable branches. Protect your environment today.
Several security issues were fixed in APT.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.19 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: apt 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.16 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2348-1

CVE-2014-0487, CVE-2014-0488, CVE-2014-0489, CVE-2014-0490

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September 16, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/1.0.1ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.19 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.7.25.3ubuntu9.16

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