python-apt — security advisory
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;
- Products
- python-apt
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.1.7
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-27351
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 13:48 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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;
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27351
python-apt
Fixed versions: 2.1.7
python-apt
Fixed versions: 2.1.7
python-apt
Fixed versions: 2.1.7
Complete source record
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