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Ubuntu: 3863-2 Critical: APT Man-In-The-Middle Package Installation

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Calendar Grey January 22, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
An attacker could trick APT into installing altered packages.

Summary

An attacker could trick APT into installing altered packages.

Software Description:

- apt: Advanced front-end for dpkg

Details:

USN-3863-1 fixed a vulnerability in APT. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Max Justicz discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain parameters

 during redirects. If a remote attacker were able to perform a

 man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to

 install altered packages.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu man-in-the-middle package installation APT altered packages

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  apt                             0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.28

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3863-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3863-1

  CVE-2019-3462

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January 22, 2019

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