USN-4359-2

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    USN-4359-2

    Published: 28 May 2020Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: apt vulnerability

    Details: USN-4359-1 fixed a vulnerability in APT. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain filenames during package installation. If an attacker could provide a specially crafted package to be installed by the system administrator, this could cause APT to crash.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4359-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-3810

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apt

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm1

    Affected versions

    0.9.9.1~ubuntu3
    0.9.9.1~ubuntu4
    0.9.9.1~ubuntu5
    0.9.13~exp1ubuntu1
    0.9.13~exp1ubuntu2
    0.9.13~exp1ubuntu3
    0.9.13.1~ubuntu1
    0.9.14.1ubuntu1
    0.9.14.1ubuntu2
    0.9.15.1ubuntu1
    0.9.15.4ubuntu1
    0.9.15.4ubuntu2
    0.9.15.4ubuntu3
    0.9.15.4ubuntu4
    0.9.15.4ubuntu5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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