Security News > 2019 > January > Heads up: Debian's package manager is APT for root-level malware injection... Fix out now to thwart MITM hijacks
2019-01-22 22:11
Disable redirects before applying update The Debian Project has patched a security flaw in its software manager Apt that can be exploited by miscreants to execute commands as root on victims' boxes as they update or install packages.…
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