CVE-2025-6966
Null-pointer dereference in python-apt TagSection.keys()
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 3.0.0ubuntu1.1, 3.0.0ubuntu0.25.04.1, 2.7.7ubuntu5.1, 2.4.0ubuntu4.1, 2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1, and 3 more
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- python-apt
From 3.0 · fixed in 3.0.0ubuntu1.1; From 3.0 · fixed in 3.0.0ubuntu0.25.04.1; From 2.7 · fixed in 2.7.7ubuntu5.1; From 2.4 · fixed in 2.4.0ubuntu4.1; From 2.0 · fixed in 2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1; From 1.6 · fixed in 1.6.6ubuntu0.1~esm1; From 1.1 · fixed in 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.12+esm1; fixed in 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm5