The vulnerability of the python/arfile.cc, python/tag.cc, and python/tarfile.cc files from the Python package installation module APT lies in the fact that resources are not released after their useful life has ended. This allows a perpetrator to cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the python/arfile.cc, python/tag.cc, and python/tarfile.cc files in the Python package installation module APT is related to the lack of resource release after the expiration of their useful life. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause service failures...

UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27351

Various memory and file descriptor leaks were found in apt-python files python/arfile.cc, python/tag.cc, python/tarfile.cc, aka GHSL-2020-170. This issue affects: python-apt 1.1.0beta1 versions prior to 1.1.0beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10; 1.6.5ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.6.5ubuntu0.4; 2.0.0ubuntu0 versio...