CVE-2018-0501
N/A
Published: August 21, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:31 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxAdvanced Package Tool
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 mishandles gpg signature verification for the InRelease file of a fallback mirror, aka mirrorfail.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Affected range stops below 1.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/29658a3a74af49e2a24e17bdebb20e1612aac3ecx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/aebd4278bacc728ab00ebe31556983e140f60e47Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3746-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-347
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