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[Bug 1382401] Proposed package removed from archive

 

The version of apt in the proposed pocket of Lucid that was purported to
fix this bug report has been removed because the bugs that were to be
fixed by the upload were not verified in a timely (105 days) fashion.

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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:
  Won't Fix
Status in apt source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in apt package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  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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