USN-4247-1: python-apt vulnerabilities

It was discovered that python-apt would still use MD5 hashes to validate certain downloaded packages. If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install altered packages. CVE-2019-15795 It was discovered that python-apt could...

UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15795

python-apt only checks the MD5 sums of downloaded files in Version.fetchbinary and Version.fetchsource of apt/package.py in version 1.9.0ubuntu1 and earlier. This allows a man-in-the-middle attack which could potentially be used to install altered packages and has been fixed in versions...

CVE-2019-15796

Python-apt doesn't check if hashes are signed in Version.fetchbinary and Version.fetchsource of apt/package.py or in fetcharchives of apt/cache.py in version 1.9.3ubuntu2 and earlier. This allows downloads from unsigned repositories which shouldn't be allowed and has been fixed in verisions 1.9.5...

PT-2020-2104

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions python-apt versions 1.9.3ubuntu2 and earlier Description The issue is related to the functions Version.fetch binary and Version.fetch source in the python-apt module, which fails to check if hashes are signed when loading files from...

CVE-2019-15795

python-apt only checks the MD5 sums of downloaded files in Version.fetchbinary and Version.fetchsource of apt/package.py in version 1.9.0ubuntu1 and earlier. This allows a man-in-the-middle attack which could potentially be used to install altered packages and has been fixed in versions...

PT-2020-2105

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions python-apt versions 1.9.0ubuntu1 and earlier Description The issue is related to the incorrect verification of MD5 hash sums of downloaded files in the Version.fetch binary and Version.fetch source functions of the python-apt module. This coul...

Debian DLA-1511-1 : reportbug update

Reportbug, a tool designed to make the reporting of bugs in Debian easier, was further enhanced to automatically detect bug reports for potential regressions caused by a security update. After user confirmation an additional email with a copy of the report will be sent to the debian-lts mailing...