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2020-05-15
Missing input validation in the ar/tar implementations of APT before version 2.1.2 could result in denial of service when processing specially crafted deb files.
Products | Ubuntu_linux, Apt, Debian_linux, Fedora |
Type | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) |
First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
Links |
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00089.html
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878177 • https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/dceb1e49e4b8e4dadaf056be34088b415939cda6 • https://github.com/Debian/apt/issues/111 • https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4PEH357MZM2SUGKETMEHMSGQS652QHH/ |