Debian Linux Security Advisory 2958-1 - Jakub Wilk discovered that APT, the high level package manager, did not properly perform authentication checks for source packages downloaded via "apt-get source". This only affects use cases where source packages are downloaded via this command; it does not affect regular Debian package installation and upgrading.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2958-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst
June 12, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : apt
CVE ID : CVE-2014-0478
Debian Bug : 749795
Jakub Wilk discovered that APT, the high level package manager,
did not properly perform authentication checks for source packages
downloaded via "apt-get source". This only affects use cases where
source packages are downloaded via this command; it does not
affect regular Debian package installation and upgrading.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.9.7.9+deb7u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.4.
We recommend that you upgrade your apt packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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