Description
unattended-upgrades before 0.86.1 does not properly authenticate packages when the (1) force-confold or (2) force-confnew dpkg options are enabled in the DPkg::Options::* apt configuration, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to upload and execute arbitrary packages via unspecified vectors.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_0.86.1_changelog
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032738
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3297
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2657-1
Scores
EPSS
0.0143
EPSS Percentile
69.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (5)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.04
debian/unattended-upgrades
< 0.86
Published
Jul 01, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026