An attacker could trick Aptdaemon into installing altered packages.
It was discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled installing packages without performing a transaction simulation. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to install altered packages.
2 April 2012
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
An attacker could trick Aptdaemon into installing altered packages.
It was discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled installing packages without performing a transaction simulation. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to install altered packages.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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