CVE-2019-11480

The CVE concerns the pc-kernel snap build process, where the build chroot is created with hardcoded --allow-insecure-repositories and --allow-unauthenticated apt options. This design enables a MITM attacker on the path between the build environment and the Ubuntu archive to insert a malicious pac...

CVE-2019-11480 Ubuntu kernel snap build process could use unauthenticated sources

The pc-kernel snap build process hardcoded the --allow-insecure-repositories and --allow-unauthenticated apt options when creating the build chroot environment. This could allow an attacker who is able to perform a MITM attack between the build environment and the Ubuntu archive to install a...