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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70883
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1169-1 (apt)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to apt
announced via advisory USN-1169-1.

Details:

William Grant discovered that APT incorrectly validated inline GPG
signatures. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle
attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install altered packages.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.04:
apt 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.1

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1169-1

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1829
BugTraq ID: 48671
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48671
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1169-1
XForce ISS Database: apt-gpg-security-bypass(68560)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68560
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