Astra Linux – vulnerability in python-apt

A NULL pointer dereference in TagSection.keys within python-apt on APT-based Linux systems enables a local attacker to trigger a denial of service process crash by using a specially crafted deb822 file containing a malformed non-UTF-8 key...

TagSection.keys() DoS

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...

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 security vulnerabilities

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...