UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15795

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15795
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15795.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15795
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Published
2020-01-20T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:34Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

python-apt only checks the MD5 sums of downloaded files in Version.fetch_binary() and Version.fetch_source() of apt/package.py in version 1.9.0ubuntu1 and earlier. This allows a man-in-the-middle attack which could potentially be used to install altered packages and has been fixed in versions 1.9.0ubuntu1.2, 1.6.5ubuntu0.1, 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7, 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2, and 0.8.3ubuntu7.5.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / python-apt

Package

Name
python-apt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-apt@0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.9.1ubuntu1
0.9.0
0.9.1
0.9.1ubuntu1
0.9.3.2
0.9.3.2ubuntu2
0.9.3.3
0.9.3.3ubuntu1
0.9.3.4
0.9.3.4build1
0.9.3.5
0.9.3.5ubuntu1
0.9.3.5ubuntu2
0.9.3.5ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apt",
            "binary_version": "0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apt-common",
            "binary_version": "0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apt-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-apt",
            "binary_version": "0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / python-apt

Package

Name
python-apt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-apt@1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1build1
1.0.1ubuntu2
1.1.0~beta1
1.1.0~beta1build1
1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.2
1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.4
1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apt",
            "binary_version": "1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apt-common",
            "binary_version": "1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apt-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-apt",
            "binary_version": "1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / python-apt

Package

Name
python-apt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-apt@1.6.5ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.5ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.0~beta3build2
1.4.0~beta3ubuntu1
1.6.0~rc2ubuntu1
1.6.0~rc2ubuntu2
1.6.0
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.6.3ubuntu1
1.6.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apt",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apt-common",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apt-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-apt",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}