CVE-2016-1252

Medium

Description

The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.9

Exploit probability—

Product

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

PublishedDec 5, 2017

First seenDec 5, 2017

How to fix

Update

debian advanced_package_tool1.0.9.8.4 or later

Vendor advisories

debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3733

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
canonical ubuntu_linux	14.04, 16.04, 16.10	—
debian advanced_package_tool	v < 1.0.9.8.4	1.0.9.8.4

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