CVE-2020-27351
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-27351 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-12-10 04:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-12-14 19:56:00 UTC |
| 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; |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-772
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Advanced Package Tool | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Advanced Package Tool | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-4668-1: python-apt vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Bug #1899193 “local denial of service due to parsing bugs in arf...” : Bugs : apt package : Ubuntu | CONFIRM | bugs.launchpad.net | Broken Link |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4809-1 python-apt | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: Kevin Backhouse
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.