Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Debian apt
before 2.1.2affected
References
- https://github.com/Debian/apt/issues/111 ↗
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878177 ↗
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/dceb1e49e4b8e4dadaf056be34088b415939cda6 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00089.html ↗
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1144109/accepted-apt-212-source-into-unstable/ ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-1/ ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-2/ ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4PEH357MZM2SUGKETMEHMSGQS652QHH/ ↗