<p>Upgrade <code>Ubuntu:18.04</code> <code>software-properties</code> to version 0.96.24.32.14 or higher.</p>

CVE-2020-15709 Affecting software-properties package, versions <0.96.24.32.14

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Integrity High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.04% (12^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-SOFTWAREPROPERTIES-597564
published 6 Aug 2020
disclosed 5 Sep 2020

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Introduced: 6 Aug 2020

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How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 software-properties to version 0.96.24.32.14 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream software-properties package and not the software-properties package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Versions of add-apt-repository before 0.98.9.2, 0.96.24.32.14, 0.96.20.10, and 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1, printed a PPA (personal package archive) description to the terminal as-is, which allowed PPA owners to provide ANSI terminal escapes to modify terminal contents in unexpected ways.