[Bug 1382401] [NEW] Easy to trigger 404/416 errors after recent security update

[Michael Vogt]

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

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “apt” source package in Lucid:
  In Progress
Status in “apt” source package in Precise:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  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

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