CVE-2025-6966

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-6966", "assignerOrgId": "cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "canonical", "dateReserved": "2025-07-01T09:59:55.552Z", "datePublished": "2025-12-05T12:59:41.320Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-12-15T22:04:15.781Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"collectionURL": "https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "packageName": "python-apt", "platforms": ["Linux"], "product": "python-apt", "vendor": "Canonical", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "3.0", "lessThan": "3.0.0ubuntu1.1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "3.0", "lessThan": "3.0.0ubuntu0.25.04.1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.7", "lessThan": "2.7.7ubuntu5.1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.4", "lessThan": "2.4.0ubuntu4.1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.0", "lessThan": "2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "1.6", "lessThan": "1.6.6ubuntu0.1~esm1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "1.1", "lessThan": "1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.12+esm1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm5", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Julian Andres Klode"}], "datePublic": "2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV4_0": {"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseScore": 6.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N", "version": "4.0", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"}, "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-476", "description": "CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "impacts": [{"capecId": "CAPEC-153", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CAPEC-153 Input Data Manipulation"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/2091865"}], "source": {"discovery": "INTERNAL"}, "title": "Null-pointer dereference in python-apt TagSection.keys()", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc", "shortName": "canonical", "dateUpdated": "2025-12-08T13:14:27.526Z"}}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-12-05T14:01:32.250030Z", "id": "CVE-2025-6966", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-12-05T14:01:38.476Z"}}, {"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00019.html"}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2025-12-15T22:04:15.781Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00019.html"}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2025-12-15T22:04:15.781Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2025-6966", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-12-05T14:01:32.250030Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-12-05T14:01:34.435Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "Null-pointer dereference in python-apt TagSection.keys()", "source": {"discovery": "INTERNAL"}, "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Julian Andres Klode"}], "impacts": [{"capecId": "CAPEC-153", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CAPEC-153 Input Data Manipulation"}]}], "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "cvssV4_0": {"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "version": "4.0", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "baseScore": 6.9, "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N", "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Canonical", "product": "python-apt", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "3.0", "lessThan": "3.0.0ubuntu1.1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "3.0", "lessThan": "3.0.0ubuntu0.25.04.1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.7", "lessThan": "2.7.7ubuntu5.1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.4", "lessThan": "2.4.0ubuntu4.1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.0", "lessThan": "2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "1.6", "lessThan": "1.6.6ubuntu0.1~esm1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "1.1", "lessThan": "1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.12+esm1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm5", "versionType": "custom"}], "platforms": ["Linux"], "packageName": "python-apt", "collectionURL": "https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt", "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "datePublic": "2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z", "references": [{"url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/2091865"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-476", "description": "CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc", "shortName": "canonical", "dateUpdated": "2025-12-08T13:14:27.526Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-6966", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-12-15T22:04:15.781Z", "dateReserved": "2025-07-01T09:59:55.552Z", "assignerOrgId": "cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc", "datePublished": "2025-12-05T12:59:41.320Z", "assignerShortName": "canonical"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"collectionURL": "https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "packageName": "python-apt", "platforms": ["Linux"], "product": "python-apt", "vendor": "Canonical", "versions": [{"lessThan": "3.0.0ubuntu1.1", "status": "affected", "version": "3.0", "versionType": "custom"}, {"lessThan": "3.0.0ubuntu0.25.04.1", "status": "affected", "version": "3.0", "versionType": "custom"}, {"lessThan": "2.7.7ubuntu5.1", "status": "affected", "version": "2.7", "versionType": "custom"}, {"lessThan": "2.4.0ubuntu4.1", "status": "affected", "version": "2.4", "versionType": "custom"}, {"lessThan": "2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1", "status": "affected", "version": "2.0", "versionType": "custom"}, {"lessThan": "1.6.6ubuntu0.1~esm1", "status": "affected", "version": "1.6", "versionType": "custom"}, {"lessThan": "1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.12+esm1", "status": "affected", "version": "1.1", "versionType": "custom"}, {"lessThan": "0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm5", "status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "source": "security@ubuntu.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4FFC88CF-9186-4A10-91B0-85D8E30E6849", "versionEndExcluding": "0.9.3.11", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "588612AB-3369-44AC-B37F-8E264C303EF1", "versionEndExcluding": "1.6.6", "versionStartIncluding": "1.6.0", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "06A96A3F-D264-4142-9971-763179D99EE8", "versionEndExcluding": "2.0.1", "versionStartIncluding": "2.0.0", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "95EB3FF3-A940-4824-BEEA-4D7238F225B4", "versionEndExcluding": "2.7.7", "versionStartIncluding": "2.7.0", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:0.9.3.5:ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "420F0F94-6271-46B6-A764-F80734025924", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:0.9.3.5:ubuntu2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4FBFE40A-1CFD-421F-9EB1-78A655CB4D18", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:0.9.3.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4CDCA5CA-153F-4092-B762-BBD918325450", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:0.9.3.11:build1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D482EEB5-065A-4AFD-A2B0-3F8BB1AAED70", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4E64022C-0775-4DD2-9B57-490EE4E5147C", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1build1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "09B3C47B-8C39-454E-9604-61EFF6F271E3", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "84D6B098-CDA0-489A-A0F2-9E30398ACFCD", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "0B934792-848D-487D-8EA2-7091CC2FC110", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.11:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "22F599D3-8906-43B2-B16E-2AAAD6BCDE64", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "DC1A8478-5D50-4574-8ED5-D4DC1617128C", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.3:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "02ED67EF-AD26-44D9-966E-7F2EFACA98FD", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "8EF37D60-DF9C-494D-9E99-CAF2688D2709", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.5:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "DF4CF123-0348-4DBA-87AC-8C02CB6C560A", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "82037D48-4939-4B04-9206-4E34ECC7D967", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.8:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "A70FB1AF-A3B1-4281-8876-6E02F9AC5EC1", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta1ubuntu0.16.04.9:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "2F7DA069-24F5-49B8-AD16-6F7DDA10EACA", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta2ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4BED2C39-63CE-48C2-BF11-68A197523B58", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "2C4FF975-FC40-4275-BD3A-68F49B576383", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D49FB11C-9ED0-4BC6-9925-AA19EC365670", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta4ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "ADF13189-C777-41C4-BC2E-FDFD242CCB2B", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "7EA6F019-7192-4744-B9B6-BC519C1CF89B", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.1.0:beta5ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E7BB1942-5C63-47DB-B7FB-8F2E44C3D72C", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:1.6.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "50542436-1065-43B8-B363-6FE2F71E930D", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "59D878E2-3B14-4681-84C9-C37D97A71015", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.4.0:\\+22.10:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "26BD769D-4CD3-436B-8FAB-CE24EDA894DE", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "973BA769-71AB-430E-B44D-766AE3BFF57D", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.4.0:ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "3A80FF30-09E7-4F3B-B2B8-23AFD001392D", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.4.0:ubuntu2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E035B516-1438-4C40-B707-6C36DF328C75", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.4.0:ubuntu3:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "31C048CB-97CF-4288-A932-1505C801C589", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.4.0:ubuntu4:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "25A95C99-25DF-4921-8B35-46AE3CE1B55E", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.7.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "6C170D60-1E62-4C00-BC13-B2126DF0ACB3", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.7.7:build1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F8F47B17-9A14-42DF-891E-FBA4E8BD9C91", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.7.7:ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "0B5A8EFB-D5AF-4323-A690-6C5E9B79EDE8", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.7.7:ubuntu2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "448D39D6-35C2-4946-AC13-57C17A4A9E31", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.7.7:ubuntu3:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "97C25031-1A54-4080-A05E-AD262CFFFF16", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.7.7:ubuntu4:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "CC8B971D-2D1C-4C90-A8F8-F32037573302", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:2.7.7:ubuntu5:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "230009BC-97C9-4E78-A6C5-B4E5241F9EA6", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "42FBA584-2F46-4D59-B233-5579A81CC833", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:python-apt:3.0.0:ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D79E706D-D025-438B-979A-921274DC9285", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}, {"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "019A2188-0877-45DE-8512-F0BF70DD179C", "vulnerable": false}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}], "operator": "AND"}, {"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "FA6FEEC2-9F11-4643-8827-749718254FED", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Desreferencia de puntero NULL en TagSection.keys() en python-apt en sistemas Linux basados en APT permite a un atacante local causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda del proceso) a trav\u00e9s de un archivo deb822 manipulado con una clave no UTF-8 malformada."}], "id": "CVE-2025-6966", "lastModified": "2026-09-25T23:10:00.463", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "cvssMetricV40": [{"cvssData": {"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "baseScore": 6.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED", "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X", "version": "4.0", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"}, "source": "security@ubuntu.com", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2025-6966", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2025-12-05T14:01:32.250030Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2025-12-05T13:16:05.220", "references": [{"source": "security@ubuntu.com", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/2091865"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00019.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@ubuntu.com", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "security@ubuntu.com", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "python-apt: python-apt: NULL pointer dereference leads to local denial of service", "id": "2419364", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2419364"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "4.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-476", "details": ["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.", "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."], "mitigation": {"lang": "en:us", "value": "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability."}, "name": "CVE-2025-6966", "public_date": "2025-12-05T12:59:41Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6966\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6966\nhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/2091865"], "statement": "This vulnerability is rated Low for Red Hat as it requires a local attacker to provide a crafted deb822 file to trigger a NULL pointer dereference in `python-apt`, leading to a denial of service (process crash). Red Hat products that utilize `python-apt` and process untrusted deb822 files may be affected.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

{"created": "2025-12-09T10:05:56.234387+00:00", "updated": "2025-12-09T10:05:56.234430+00:00", "vendors": ["canonical", "canonical$PRODUCT$python-apt"]}