Public bug reported:
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.
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
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Status: Fix Released
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu Lucid)
Importance: High
Status: In Progress
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
Importance: High
Status: In Progress
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Lucid)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Lucid)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Lucid)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
Importance: Undecided => High
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Title:
Easy to trigger 404/416 errors after recent security update
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