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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1032-1] unattended-upgrades regression update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Since the release of the last Debian stable release ('stretch'), Debian LTS ('wheezy') has been renamed 'oldoldstable', which broke the unattended-upgrades package as described in bug #867169. Updates would simply not be performed anymore.
Affected Software
Affected Software
unattended-upgrades on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 0.79.5+wheezy3. Note that later unattended-upgrades version released in later Debian versions do not exhibit the same behavior, as they use the release codename (e.g. 'jessie') instead of the suite name (e.g. 'oldstable') in the configuration file. So later releases will transition correctly for future LTS releases. We recommend that you upgrade your unattended-upgrades packages.