{"id":"USN-4668-4","summary":"python-apt vulnerability","details":"USN-4668-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A\n local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume\n resources, leading to a denial of service.\n","modified":"2026-04-22T10:11:06.693340Z","published":"2021-01-11T18:14:47Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27351"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-27351","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27351"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4668-4"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27351"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"python-apt","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-apt@0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm4?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm4"}]}],"versions":["0.8.9.1ubuntu1","0.9.0","0.9.1","0.9.1ubuntu1","0.9.3.2","0.9.3.2ubuntu2","0.9.3.3","0.9.3.3ubuntu1","0.9.3.4","0.9.3.4build1","0.9.3.5","0.9.3.5ubuntu1","0.9.3.5ubuntu2","0.9.3.5ubuntu3","0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm4","binary_name":"python-apt"},{"binary_version":"0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm4","binary_name":"python-apt-common"},{"binary_version":"0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm4","binary_name":"python3-apt"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2020-27351"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4668-4.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}