CVE-2018-0501 (GCVE-0-2018-0501)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-08-21 00:00
Modified
2024-08-05 03:28
Severity ?
CWE
  • lack of signature verification
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a APT 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 Version: APT 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3
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