Changelog
python-apt (1.8.4.1) buster-security; urgency=high
* SECURITY UPDATE: Check that repository is trusted before downloading
files from it (LP: #1858973)
- apt/cache.py: Add checks to fetch_archives() and commit()
- apt/package.py: Add checks to fetch_binary() and fetch_source()
- CVE-2019-15796
* SECURITY UPDATE: Do not use MD5 for verifying downloadeds
(Closes: #944696) (#LP: #1858972)
- apt/package.py: Use all hashes when fetching packages, and
check that we have trusted hashes when downloading
- CVE-2019-15795
* To work around the new checks, the parameter allow_unauthenticated=True
can be passed to the functions. It defaults to the value of the
APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated option.
* Automatic changes and fixes for external regressions:
- Adjustments to test suite and CI to fix CI regressions
- testcommon: Avoid reading host apt.conf files
- Automatic mirror list update
-- Julian Andres Klode <email address hidden> Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:10:21 +0100
