CVE-2012-0954

NameCVE-2012-0954
DescriptionAPT 0.7.x before 0.7.25 and 0.8.x before 0.8.16, when using the apt-key net-update to import keyrings, relies on GnuPG argument order and does not check GPG subkeys, which might allow remote attackers to install altered packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3587.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
apt (PTS)bullseye2.2.4fixed
bookworm2.6.1fixed
trixie2.9.17fixed
sid2.9.19fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
aptsource(unstable)0.7.25unimportant

Notes

net-update is not enabled by default in Debian

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