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Bug#778357: audit 'apt-get update' exit codes



Julian Andres Klode:
> The results are meaningful. 0 indicates success or transient error, whereas
> other values indicate a persistent error.
> 
> Stuff like gpg errors are transient, they are expected to happen during
> mirror updates due to the repository format.

If an adversary mounts a denial of service, indefinite freeze or
rollback attack, the error (network or gpg failure) would not be
transient, but persistent.


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