Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1169-1
13th July, 2011
apt vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.04
Summary
An attacker could trick APT into installing altered packages.
Software description
- apt - Advanced front-end for dpkg
Details
William Grant discovered that APT incorrectly validated inline GPG
signatures. 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 version:
- Ubuntu 11.04:
- apt 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.1
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.