USN-2746-2

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2746-2

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2746-2.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2746-2

Published

2015-09-25T18:42:09Z

Modified

2026-02-10T04:40:55Z

Summary

simplestreams regression

Details

USN-2746-1 fixed a vulnerability in Simple Streams. The update caused a regression preventing MAAS from downloading PXE images. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Simple Streams did not properly perform gpg verification in some situations. A remote attacker could use this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack and inject malicious content into the stream.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / simplestreams

Package

Name: simplestreams
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/simplestreams@0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.1.0~bzr318-0ubuntu1

0.1.0~bzr323-0ubuntu1

0.1.0~bzr323-0ubuntu2

0.1.0~bzr331-0ubuntu1

0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu1

0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu2

0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu2.1

0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-simplestreams",
            "binary_version": "0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-simplestreams-openstack",
            "binary_version": "0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-simplestreams",
            "binary_version": "0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "simplestreams",
            "binary_version": "0.1.0~bzr341-0ubuntu2.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2746-2.json"