| Name | CVE-2014-7206 |
| Description | The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3048-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 763780 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| apt (PTS) | buster | 1.8.2.3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.8.2.2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.2.4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.6.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.9.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| apt | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| apt | source | wheezy | 0.9.7.9+deb7u6 | | DSA-3048-1 | |
| apt | source | (unstable) | 1.0.9.2 | | | 763780 |
Notes
[squeeze] - apt <not-affected> (apt changelog command and vulnerable code not present)
mitigated by Linux kernel features in wheezy and up