{"id":"USN-7916-2","summary":"python-apt regression","details":"USN-7916-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. The update had a\nPEP 440 incompatible version. This update fixes the problem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Julian Andres Klode discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled\n deb822 configuration files. An attacker could use this issue to cause\n python-apt to crash, resulting in a denial of service.","modified":"2026-04-22T11:04:40.946104Z","published":"2026-01-15T10:14:45Z","upstream":["CVE-2025-6966","UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6966"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7916-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-6966"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2137070"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"python-apt","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-apt@2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.2esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.2esm2"}]}],"versions":["1.9.0ubuntu1","1.9.0ubuntu3","1.9.0ubuntu5","1.9.3ubuntu2","1.9.5","1.9.5build1","1.9.7","1.9.8","1.9.10","2.0.0","2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.1","2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2","2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.3","2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.4","2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.5","2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.6","2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.7","2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.8","2.0.1","2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1","2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"python-apt","binary_version":"2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.2esm2"},{"binary_name":"python-apt-common","binary_version":"2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.2esm2"},{"binary_name":"python3-apt","binary_version":"2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.2esm2"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2025-6966","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","type":"CVSS_V4"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7916-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}