dpkg could be tricked into bypassing source package signature checks.
Jann Horn discovered that dpkg incorrectly validated signatures when extracting local source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could bypass signature verification checks.
9 April 2015
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
dpkg could be tricked into bypassing source package signature checks.
Jann Horn discovered that dpkg incorrectly validated signatures when extracting local source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could bypass signature verification checks.
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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