Bug 2419364 (CVE-2025-6966) - CVE-2025-6966 python-apt: python-apt: NULL pointer dereference leads to local denial of service
Summary: CVE-2025-6966 python-apt: python-apt: NULL pointer dereference leads to local...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-6966
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2423061 2423062
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Reported: 2025-12-05 14:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-12-17 09:33 UTC (History)
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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.
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