Ubuntu 20.10 : python-apt regression (USN-4668-2)

The remote Ubuntu 20.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4668-2 advisory. USN-4668-1 introduced a regression in python-apt. Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Note that Nessus h...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : python-apt regression (USN-4247-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4247-2 advisory. USN-4247-1 fixed vulnerabilities in python-apt. The updated packages caused a regression when attempting to upgrade to a new Ubuntu release. This upda...

Ubuntu 16.10 : apt regression (USN-3156-2)

USN-3156-1 fixed vulnerabilities in APT. It also caused a bug in unattended-upgrades on that may require manual intervention to repair. Users on Ubuntu 16.10 should run the following commands at a terminal : sudo dpkg --configure --pending sudo apt-get -f install This update fixes the problem. We...