| Name | CVE-2020-3810 |
| Description | Missing input validation in the ar/tar implementations of APT before version 2.1.2 could result in denial of service when processing specially crafted deb files. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2210-1, DSA-4685-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| apt (PTS) | bullseye | 2.2.4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.6.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.9.8 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://github.com/Debian/apt/issues/111
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878177
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/dceb1e49e4b8e4dadaf056be34088b415939cda6