USN-4359-1: APT vulnerability

USN-4359-1: APT vulnerability

apt vulnerability

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

  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 19.10
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

APT could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description

  • apt – Advanced front-end for dpkg

Details

It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain filenames during
package installation. If an attacker could provide a specially crafted
package to be installed by the system administrator, this could cause APT
to crash.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
apt2.0.2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 19.10
apt1.9.4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
apt1.6.12ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
apt1.2.32ubuntu0.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

Source: USN-4359-1: APT vulnerability

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