Packages
- python-apt - Python interface to libapt-pkg
Details
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.
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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | python-apt-dev – 3.0.0ubuntu1.1 | ||
| python3-apt – 3.0.0ubuntu1.1 | |||
| 25.04 plucky | python-apt-dev – 3.0.0ubuntu0.25.04.1 | ||
| python3-apt – 3.0.0ubuntu0.25.04.1 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | python-apt-dev – 2.7.7ubuntu5.1 | ||
| python3-apt – 2.7.7ubuntu5.1 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | python-apt-dev – 2.4.0ubuntu4.1 | ||
| python3-apt – 2.4.0ubuntu4.1 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | python-apt – 2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1 | ||
| python-apt-dev – 2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1 | |||
| python3-apt – 2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | python-apt – 1.6.6ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| python-apt-dev – 1.6.6ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| python3-apt – 1.6.6ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | python-apt – 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.12+esm1 | ||
| python-apt-dev – 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.12+esm1 | |||
| python3-apt – 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.12+esm1 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | python-apt – 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm5 | ||
| python-apt-dev – 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm5 | |||
| python3-apt – 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm5 | |||
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