CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-0501
5.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-08-21
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.9 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-347
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
• debian advanced package tool (>= 1.6.0 < 1.6.4)
• debian advanced package tool 1.7.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature weakness
References
- https://mirror.fail Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/29658a3a74af49e2a24e17bdebb20e1612aac3ec Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/aebd4278bacc728ab00ebe31556983e140f60e47 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3746-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://mirror.fail Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/29658a3a74af49e2a24e17bdebb20e1612aac3ec Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/aebd4278bacc728ab00ebe31556983e140f60e47 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3746-1/ Third Party Advisory