[Bug 781132] Re: corrupted /var/lib/apt/lists

2011-07-02 Thread William Ranvaud
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 346386 [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header" -- You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 781132] Re: corrupted /var/lib/apt/lists

2011-06-03 Thread Jamie Strandboge
** This bug is no longer flagged as a security vulnerability -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/781132 Title: corrupted /var/lib/apt/lists -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 781132] Re: corrupted /var/lib/apt/lists

2011-06-03 Thread gpk
OK, so it's perhaps not a security problem, but it sure is a problem! >From anyone but an expert's point of view, if that happens, your Ubuntu system appears to be broken. One cannot install new software or get updates. Worrying error messages will appear. Proper system behaviour would be to:

[Bug 781132] Re: corrupted /var/lib/apt/lists

2011-06-03 Thread Jamie Strandboge
Thank you for using Ubuntu and reporting a bug. Based on the information you have provided, aptitude is correctly erroring out on the 'malformed' files, and should not be executing any code as a result. It is theoretically possible for a malicious server to improper files, but the signatures wou

[Bug 781132] Re: corrupted /var/lib/apt/lists

2011-06-03 Thread Jamie Strandboge
** Visibility changed to: Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/781132 Title: corrupted /var/lib/apt/lists -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu