Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Python-APT

Dereferencing a NULL pointer in TagSection.keys in Python-apt on APT-based Linux systems allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service process crash through a crafted deb822 file containing malformed non-UTF-8 keys...

The vulnerability of the TagSection.keys() function in the tag.cc component allows a hacker to trigger a denial-of-service attack using Python APT exploits.

The vulnerability of the TagSection.keys function in the tag.cc component, which is used to install Python APT packages, is related to pointer dereferencing errors. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to trigger a service failure using a specially created deb822 file...

USN-7916-2: python-apt regression

USN-7916-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. The update had a PEP 440 incompatible version. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Julian Andres Klode discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled deb822 configuration files. An attacker...

USN-7916-2 python-apt regression

USN-7916-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. The update had a PEP 440 incompatible version. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Julian Andres Klode discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled deb822 configuration files. An attacker...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 : python-apt vulnerability (USN-7916-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7916-1 advisory. Julian Andres Klode discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled deb822 configuratio...

USN-7916-1 python-apt vulnerability

Julian Andres Klode discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled deb822 configuration files. An attacker could use this issue to cause python-apt to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-7916-1: python-apt vulnerability

Julian Andres Klode discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled deb822 configuration files. An attacker could use this issue to cause python-apt to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

EUVD-2025-201407

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...

CVE-2025-6966

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...

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...

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...

CVE-2025-6966

CVE-2025-6966 is a vulnerability in Python-apt on APT-based Linux systems caused by a NULL pointer dereference in TagSection.keys() when processing deb822 files with malformed non-UTF-8 keys. It can lead to a local denial of service (process crash). The issue is reported across multiple distribut...

Python-apt 安全漏洞

Python-apt is a Python Foundation Pypi codebase that supports the Apt package management tool. A security vulnerability exists in Python-apt, which stems from the presence of a null pointer dereference in the TagSection.keys function, which could lead to a denial of service by a local attacker vi...

UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6966

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...