<p>Upgrade <code>Debian:9</code> <code>apt</code> to version 1.0.9.2 or higher.</p>

Link Following Affecting apt package, versions <1.0.9.2

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.04% (6^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-APT-407495
published 15 Oct 2014
disclosed 15 Oct 2014

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Introduced: 15 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-7206 Open this link in a new tab CWE-59 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 apt to version 1.0.9.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apt package and not the apt package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.