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Ubuntu: 4247-2 Moderate Security Update for Python-Apt Regression Fix

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Calendar Grey January 22, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
USN-4250-1 resolves an issue in python3-requests impacting multiple Ubuntu releases stemming from earlier rectified vulnerabilities.
USN-4247-1 introduced a regression in python-apt.

Summary

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security advisory security issue software update ubuntu man-in-the-middle regression python-apt

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: python-apt 1.9.0ubuntu1.3 python3-apt 1.9.0ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 19.04: python-apt 1.8.5~ubuntu0.3 python3-apt 1.8.5~ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: python-apt 1.6.5ubuntu0.2 python3-apt 1.6.5ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: python-apt 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.8 python3-apt 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4247-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4247-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/1860606

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January 22, 2020

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security advisory security issue software update ubuntu man-in-the-middle regression python-apt

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/1.9.0ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/1.8.5~ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/1.6.5ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.8

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