Various memory and file descriptor leaks in apt-python (Canonical python-apt)

CVE-2020-27351
LOW 2.0

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.40 % · percentile 34 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
canonical
NVD status
Modified

Description

Various memory and file descriptor leaks were found in apt-python files python/arfile.cc, python/tag.cc, python/tarfile.cc, aka GHSL-2020-170. This issue affects: python-apt 1.1.0~beta1 versions prior to 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10; 1.6.5ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.6.5ubuntu0.4; 2.0.0ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2; 2.1.3ubuntu1 versions prior to 2.1.3ubuntu1.1;

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1LOW 2.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lcanonical
CVSS 3.1LOW 2.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LNVD · security@ubuntu.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1LOW 2.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

European references

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Canonical · python-aptaffected 1.1.0~beta1 < 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10 ; affected 1.6.5ubuntu0 < 1.6.5ubuntu0.4 ; affected 2.0.0ubuntu0 < 2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2 ; affected 2.1.3ubuntu1 < 2.1.3ubuntu1.1

Sources

SourceLicence
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ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD