Debian apt security update (man-in-the-middle)

I found this! I posted a semi-click-bait-ey tweet about it here [0], I think it’s important for people know how easy these bugs are to find now. It’s becoming borderline irresponsible not to audit your internet-facing code with modern AI tools.

[0] https://x.com/just1cz/status/2118009777922228361

But how do I update apt if apt is untrustable until fixed ? Good ol' .deb scp'd in dpkg'd.

dupe (2h ago): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50364814

I feel like they should release manual update instructions since the update mechanism is vulnerable. Although I see my systems already updated via unattended upgrades.

edit: On lobste.rs I see a recommendation for `apt download`: https://lobste.rs/s/h7bvma/man_middle_arbitrary_code_executi...

How would an attacker inject a redirect into an apt package download?

Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50364814

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