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Re: not getting compromised while applying apt-get upgrade for CVE-2016-1252



(Adding deity@l.d.o to the loop, so we actually get to see things
 on the apt side)

Patrick Schleizer <adrelanos@riseup.net> wrote:
> Is it possible to disable InRelease processing by apt-get?

Not really. What you could do is:

(1) use a proxy that rejects InRelease files; or
(2) look at the InRelease file and see if it contains crap
    after you updated (if it looks OK, it's secure - you need
    fairly long lines to be able to break this)

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