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[Mathew Hodson <mathew.hodson@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

- The recent security update make it easy to trigger debian bug #710924 -
- i.e. apt does not deal well with 416 requests from the remote server.
+ The recent security update make it easy to trigger debian bug
+ https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=710924 - i.e. apt does
+ not deal well with 416 requests from the remote server.
  
  TEST CASE:
  1 install latest apt from security
  2 run sudo apt-get update
  3 run sudo apt-get update again and ctrl somewhere in the middle
- 4 run sudo apt-get update again 
+ 4 run sudo apt-get update again
  5 verify that you get either 404 or 416 errors
  
  6 install the updated version from prospoed
  7 verify that sudo apt-get update works now
  8 verify that steps 2-4 do not lead to a failure

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #710924
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=710924

** Also affects: apt (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=710924
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1382401

Title:
  Easy to trigger 404/416 errors after recent security update

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in apt source package in Lucid:
  Fix Committed
Status in apt source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in apt package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  The recent security update make it easy to trigger debian bug
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=710924 - i.e. apt
  does not deal well with 416 requests from the remote server.

  TEST CASE:
  1 install latest apt from security
  2 run sudo apt-get update
  3 run sudo apt-get update again and ctrl somewhere in the middle
  4 run sudo apt-get update again
  5 verify that you get either 404 or 416 errors

  6 install the updated version from prospoed
  7 verify that sudo apt-get update works now
  8 verify that steps 2-4 do not lead to a failure

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