USN-2566-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2566-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2566-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2566-1

Related

Published

2015-04-09T19:30:35.409229Z

Modified

2015-04-09T19:30:35.409229Z

Summary

dpkg vulnerability

Details

Jann Horn discovered that dpkg incorrectly validated signatures when extracting local source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could bypass signature verification checks.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dpkg

Package

Name: dpkg
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/dpkg@1.17.5ubuntu5.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.17.5ubuntu5.4

Affected versions

1.*

1.16.12ubuntu1

1.17.1ubuntu1

1.17.5ubuntu1

1.17.5ubuntu2

1.17.5ubuntu3

1.17.5ubuntu4

1.17.5ubuntu5

1.17.5ubuntu5.1

1.17.5ubuntu5.2

1.17.5ubuntu5.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dpkg",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dpkg-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dselect",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdpkg-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdpkg-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.4"
        }
    ]
}