Even ignoring that fact that this is a huge security issue, a computer connecting to free wifi at Starbucks should not irreversibly corrupt the update process requiring manual intervention.
Bryan Harris, PE Research Engineer Structures and Materials Evaluation Group University of Dayton Research Institute [email protected] http://www.udri.udayton.edu/ (937) 229-5561 On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 3:01 PM, Bryan Harris <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, this bug is a PITA. I can't see why something as important as an > update list isn't cryptographically verified. Heck, even a quick md5sum > check would catch this 99.99999% of the time. > > Bryan Harris, PE > Research Engineer > Structures and Materials Evaluation Group > University of Dayton Research Institute > [email protected] > http://www.udri.udayton.edu/ > (937) 229-5561 > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Monsta <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #710229 >> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=710229 >> >> ** Also affects: apt (Debian) via >> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=710229 >> Importance: Unknown >> Status: Unknown >> >> -- >> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a >> duplicate bug report (1055614). >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/756317 >> >> Title: >> Captive portals may corrupt apt package lists >> >> Status in "apt" package in Ubuntu: >> Confirmed >> Status in "apt" package in Debian: >> Unknown >> >> Bug description: >> I have an adsl modem which returns an html page if the adsl link is >> broken. This page ends as the content of the apt cache files stored in >> /var/lib/apt/lists, which breaks apt. >> >> The only way to make apt work again is to delete all the files stored >> in /var/lib/apt/lists. >> >> To manage notifications about this bug go to: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/756317/+subscriptions >> > > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/756317 Title: Captive portals may corrupt apt package lists To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/756317/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
