Bug 2423061 - CVE-2025-6966 python-apt: python-apt: NULL pointer dereference leads to local denial of service [fedora-42]
Summary: CVE-2025-6966 python-apt: python-apt: NULL pointer dereference leads to local...
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Status: ON_QA
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: python-apt
Version: 42
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Terje Rosten
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Blocks: CVE-2025-6966
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Reported: 2025-12-17 07:47 UTC by Sandipan Roy
Modified: 2026-02-17 17:29 UTC (History)
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Description Sandipan Roy 2025-12-17 07:47:43 UTC
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Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2026-02-16 20:45:57 UTC
FEDORA-2026-e0e9d0d54a (apt-3.1.15-2.fc42 and python-apt-3.1.0-1.fc42) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 42.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-e0e9d0d54a

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-02-17 01:53:59 UTC
FEDORA-2026-e0e9d0d54a has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-e0e9d0d54a`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-e0e9d0d54a

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.


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