apt vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
An attacker could trick APT into installing altered packages.
Software Description
- apt - Advanced front-end for dpkg
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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- apt - 1.7.0ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- apt - 1.6.6ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- apt - 1.2.29ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- apt - 1.0.1ubuntu2.19
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.