Re: owning ubuntu apt-key net-update (maybe apt-get update related)

[Georgi Guninski <guninski () guninski com>]

On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 07:49:19AM +1000, GloW - XD wrote:
> Aha, sounds like typical (unfortunately), the case of the 'sads' on Ubuntus
> behalf.
>  This is what unfortunately stops somany people from reporting, just that
> BIT of acknowledgemnt, even just a thanks on theyre webpage, but instead
> they people think "oh well, this guy has probably raped 5000 boxes then
> given us this" , it must be the approach of some companies, or they have
> very pathetic secteams, (in ubuntus cause, -no comment rofl).
> anyhow thx for clearing that up.
> cheers,
> xd

10x.

btw, there is strange behaviour with colliding gpg key IDs.

the first one totally shadows the second one, which might potentially be exploitable.

a possible scenario might be to trick the user to import the forged key ID first.

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