CVE-2020-15709: add-apt-repository print ASNI terminal codes
First published: Sat Sep 05 2020(Updated: )
Versions of add-apt-repository before 0.98.9.2, 0.96.24.32.14, 0.96.20.10, and 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1, printed a PPA (personal package archive) description to the terminal as-is, which allowed PPA owners to provide ANSI terminal escapes to modify terminal contents in unexpected ways.
Credit: security@ubuntu.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical Add-apt-repository | >=0.92.37.0<0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1\~esm1 | |
| Canonical Add-apt-repository | >=0.96.20.0<0.96.20.10 | |
| Canonical Add-apt-repository | >=0.96.24.32.0<0.96.24.32.14 | |
| Canonical Add-apt-repository | >=0.98.9.0<0.98.9.2 |
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Reference Links
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- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical add-apt-repository
- version/canonical add-apt-repository/0.92.37.0
- version/canonical add-apt-repository/0.96.20.0
- version/canonical add-apt-repository/0.96.24.32.0
- version/canonical add-apt-repository/0.98.9.0