[Bug 1224999] Re: apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances

[ski]

No, it does not.


On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Brian Murray <brian at ubuntu.com> wrote:

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Title:
  apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Running 12.04LTS with an old kernel package, apt-check fails to tell
  me that I am running a vulnerable kernel:

  ski at nkrumah:~$ dpkg -l | grep linux-image ; cat /proc/version ; /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check --human-readable ; echo
  ii  linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic         3.2.0-23.36                       Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
  Linux version 3.2.0-23-generic (buildd at crested) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu4) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:39:51 UTC 2012
  3 packages can be updated.
  0 updates are security updates.

  ski at nkrumah:~$ dpkg -l | grep linux-image ; cat /proc/version ; /usr/libnotifier/apt-check -p ; echo
  ii  linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic         3.2.0-23.36                       Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
  Linux version 3.2.0-23-generic (buildd at crested) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu4) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:39:51 UTC 2012
  libx11-data
  tzdata
  libx11-6

  here is one such security bug affecting 3.2.0-23, i'd bet there are others:
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1929-1/

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