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  2. USN-4668-1

USN-4668-1: python-apt vulnerability

Publication date

9 December 2020

Overview

python-apt could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

Details

Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service.

Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.10 groovy python3-apt –  2.1.3ubuntu1.1
20.04 focal python-apt –  2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2
python3-apt –  2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2
18.04 bionic python-apt –  1.6.5ubuntu0.4
python3-apt –  1.6.5ubuntu0.4
16.04 xenial python-apt –  1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10
python3-apt –  1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10

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