usn-7916-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-01-15 10:14
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
python-apt regression
Details

USN-7916-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. The update had a PEP 440 incompatible version. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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.

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  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:26Z",
  "published": "2026-01-15T10:14:45Z",
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