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CVE-2020-27351

Various memory and file descriptor leaks in apt-python

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Fix
Fixed in 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10, 1.6.5ubuntu0.4, 2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2, 2.1.3ubuntu1.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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 1.1.0~beta1 versions prior to 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10; 1.6.5ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.6.5ubuntu0.4; 2.0.0ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2; 2.1.3ubuntu1 versions prior to 2.1.3ubuntu1.1;

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • Canonical python-apt

    From 1.1.0~beta1 · fixed in 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10; From 1.6.5ubuntu0 · fixed in 1.6.5ubuntu0.4; From 2.0.0ubuntu0 · fixed in 2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2; From 2.1.3ubuntu1 · fixed in 2.1.3ubuntu1.1

References 3

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