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HTTP redirect vulnerability in apt package manager (lists.debian.org)
10 points by dansimau 2708 days ago
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Ironic, given the previous discussion on why apt shouldn't use HTTPS connections. With full end-to-end SSL validation, this kind of vulnerability can't exist. Should be interesting to see how the community reacta to this.
Weren't PGP signatures supposed to ensure integrity? How is this being bypassed?
The attack can inject fake hashes into the process, so it can pretend the file has the correct checksum: https://justi.cz/security/2019/01/22/apt-rce.html
Please use the original title.