debian/python-apt vulnerabilities

Latest debian/python-apt CVEs

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1. DLA-4408-1 python-apt - security update

   Published 2025-12-16

   Unknown

2. CVE-2025-6966 Null-pointer dereference in python-apt TagSection.keys()

   Published 2025-12-05

   Medium·CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.16%

   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.

3. DSA-4809-2 python-apt - regression update

   Published 2020-12-27

   Unknown

4. DLA-2488-2 python-apt - regression update

   Published 2020-12-26

   Unknown

5. CVE-2020-27351 Various memory and file descriptor leaks in apt-python

   Published 2020-12-10

   Low·CVSS 2.8 EPSS 0.40%

   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....

6. DLA-2488-1 python-apt - security update

   Published 2020-12-10

   Unknown

7. DSA-4809-1 python-apt - security update

   Published 2020-12-09

   Unknown

8. CVE-2019-15795 python-apt uses MD5 for validation

   Published 2020-03-26

   Medium·CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.45%

   python-apt only checks the MD5 sums of downloaded files in Version.fetch_binary() and Version.fetch_source() of apt/package.py in version 1.9.0ubuntu1 and earlier. This allows a man-in-the-middle attack which could potentially be used to install altered packages and has been fixe...

9. CVE-2019-15796 python-apt downloads from untrusted sources

   Published 2020-03-26

   Medium·CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.51%

   Python-apt doesn't check if hashes are signed in Version.fetch_binary() and Version.fetch_source() of apt/package.py or in _fetch_archives() of apt/cache.py in version 1.9.3ubuntu2 and earlier. This allows downloads from unsigned repositories which shouldn't be allowed and has be...

10. DSA-4609-1 python-apt - security update

    Published 2020-01-23

    Unknown

11. DLA-2074-1 python-apt - security update

    Published 2020-01-23

    Unknown

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