CVE-2025-6966
python-apt - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2025-6966
To remediate CVE-2025-6966, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/python-apt—upgrade to 2.2.1.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.2.1.1 or later
Is CVE-2025-6966 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.2.1.1
- from 0, < 2.2.1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |