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apt: incorrect gpg exit status checking when verifying repository signature

Published Apr 21, 2009

Description

apt-get in apt before 0.7.21 does not check for the correct error code from gpgv, which causes apt to treat a repository as valid even when it has been signed with a key that has been revoked or expired, which might allow remote attackers to trick apt into installing malicious repositories.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 21, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 21, 2009
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Important
Public date n/a