========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3746-1 August 20, 2018
apt vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: An attacker could trick APT into installing altered packages. Software Description: - apt: Advanced front-end for dpkg Details: It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled the mirror method (mirror://). If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install altered packages in environments configured to use mirror:// entries. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: apt 1.6.3ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3746-1 CVE-2018-0501 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/1.6.3ubuntu0.1
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