Ubuntu security notices
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 apt – 2.0.2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 19.10 apt – 1.9.4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS apt – 1.6.12ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS apt – 1.2.32ubuntu0.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make [ more… ]