USN-4667-1

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    USN-4667-1

    Published: 9 Dec 2020Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: apt vulnerability

    Details: Kevin Backhouse discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain packages. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause APT to crash or stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4667-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27350

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apt

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.32ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    1.0.10.2ubuntu1

    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
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-4667-1 | CVE-DB