UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0501

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-0501
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0501.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0501
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Published
2018-08-20T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T11:39:00.916708Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - high
Summary
[none]
Details

The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 mishandles gpg signature verification for the InRelease file of a fallback mirror, aka mirrorfail.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / apt

Package

Name
apt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apt@1.6.3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.5
1.5.1
1.6~alpha5
1.6~alpha7ubuntu1
1.6~alpha7ubuntu2
1.6~beta1
1.6~rc1
1.6
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "apt",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-transport-https",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-utils",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-inst2.0",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg5.0",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0501.json"