UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27350

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27350

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27350.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27350

Upstream

CVE-2020-27350

Downstream

USN-4667-1

USN-4667-2

Related

Published

2020-12-09T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T16:46:26Z

Severity

5.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
5.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

APT had several integer overflows and underflows while parsing .deb packages, aka GHSL-2020-168 GHSL-2020-169, in files apt-pkg/contrib/extracttar.cc, apt-pkg/deb/debfile.cc, and apt-pkg/contrib/arfile.cc. This issue affects: apt 1.2.32ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.2.32ubuntu0.2; 1.6.12ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.6.12ubuntu0.2; 2.0.2ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.0.2ubuntu0.2; 2.1.10ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.1.10ubuntu0.1;

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / apt

Package

Name: apt
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/apt@1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm3?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm3

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.9.1~ubuntu3

0.9.9.1~ubuntu4

0.9.9.1~ubuntu5

0.9.13~exp1ubuntu1

0.9.13~exp1ubuntu2

0.9.13~exp1ubuntu3

0.9.13.1~ubuntu1

0.9.14.1ubuntu1

0.9.14.1ubuntu2

0.9.15.1ubuntu1

0.9.15.4ubuntu1

0.9.15.4ubuntu2

0.9.15.4ubuntu3

0.9.15.4ubuntu4

0.9.15.4ubuntu5

1.*

1.0.1ubuntu2

1.0.1ubuntu2.1

1.0.1ubuntu2.3

1.0.1ubuntu2.4.1

1.0.1ubuntu2.5

1.0.1ubuntu2.6

1.0.1ubuntu2.7

1.0.1ubuntu2.8

1.0.1ubuntu2.9

1.0.1ubuntu2.10

1.0.1ubuntu2.11

1.0.1ubuntu2.12

1.0.1ubuntu2.13

1.0.1ubuntu2.14

1.0.1ubuntu2.15

1.0.1ubuntu2.17

1.0.1ubuntu2.18

1.0.1ubuntu2.19

1.0.1ubuntu2.20

1.0.1ubuntu2.22

1.0.1ubuntu2.23

1.0.1ubuntu2.24

1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "apt",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-transport-https",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-utils",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-inst1.5",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg4.12",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / apt

Package

Name: apt
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/apt@1.2.32ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.2.32ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.10.2ubuntu1

1.1.4

1.1.5

1.1.10

1.2.3

1.2.4

1.2.6

1.2.7

1.2.8

1.2.9

1.2.10

1.2.10ubuntu1

1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1

1.2.15

1.2.15ubuntu0.2

1.2.18

1.2.19

1.2.20

1.2.24

1.2.25

1.2.26

1.2.27

1.2.29

1.2.29ubuntu0.1

1.2.31

1.2.32

1.2.32ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "apt",
            "binary_version": "1.2.32ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-transport-https",
            "binary_version": "1.2.32ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-utils",
            "binary_version": "1.2.32ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-inst2.0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.32ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.2.32ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg5.0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.32ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / apt

Package

Name: apt
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/apt@1.6.12ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6.12ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.5

1.5.1

1.6~alpha5

1.6~alpha7ubuntu1

1.6~alpha7ubuntu2

1.6~beta1

1.6~rc1

1.6

1.6.1

1.6.2

1.6.3

1.6.3ubuntu0.1

1.6.6

1.6.6ubuntu0.1

1.6.8

1.6.10

1.6.11

1.6.12

1.6.12ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "apt",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-transport-https",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-utils",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-inst2.0",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg5.0",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / apt

Package

Name: apt
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/apt@2.0.2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.0.2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.4

1.9.5

1.9.7

1.9.8

1.9.9

1.9.10

2.*

2.0.0

2.0.1

2.0.1ubuntu1

2.0.2

2.0.2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "apt",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-transport-https",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apt-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg6.0",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}