CVE-2016-1252 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-1252: The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mecha

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

EPSS:7.2% · 30-day exploit probability94th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-1252 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

apt→ fixed in1.4~beta2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y apt
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

apt→ fixed in1.4~beta2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y apt
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

apt→ fixed in1.4~beta2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y apt
```

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