Control: fixed -1 0.79.5+wheezy3

On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:06:08 -0500 Marco Galicia
<galprasma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: unattended-upgrades
> Version: 0.79.5+wheezy1
> Followup-For: Bug #762965
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> I have been running unattended-upgrades in some sistems, it has
performed weel until now.
> Im using unattended-upgrades to keep the software in my organzation
main server up to date. For extra security i have added the parameter
n=wheezy.
> I have also some desktops machines using the same package but with the
option "a=stable". The reason for this is because they are more visible
and is less likely
> that these machines are to be forgotten during jessie release.
>
> This was a total failure, i just noticed that i'm some weeks lagging
in security updates in the server, investigating further i have come to
this bug.
>
> I think because these simple name issue the package should add a
warning, fixed, or simply be dropped from wheezy, because it can
compromise integrity or security
> of the system, and there is the cron-apt alternative.
>
>
> The python-apt package mencioned before now is in a newer version in
jessie and wheezy and therefore
> not installable, so there is no safe workaround for this bug now.
>
> Is it fixable?

It is fixed in later releases, and in Wheezy as well.

Cheers,
Balint

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