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Medium DLA-4408-1 1 CVE

python-apt - security update

Published Dec 16, 2025 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Ecosystem: Debian

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 11 python-apt 2.2.1.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium 6.9
    CVE-2025-6966

    Null-pointer dereference in python-apt TagSection.keys()

    NULL pointer dereference in TagSection.keys() in python-apt on APT-based Linux systems allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted deb822 file with a malformed non-UTF-8 key.

    Canonical Python-apt python-apt python-apt Debian Ubuntu