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 all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-4359-1: APT vulnerability
