Bug 2419364 (CVE-2025-6966)

Summary: CVE-2025-6966 python-apt: python-apt: NULL pointer dereference leads to local denial of service
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A flaw was found in python-apt. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (Denial of Service) (process crash) via a crafted deb822 file with a malformed non-UTF-8 key.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-05 14:01:14 UTC 
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.