CVE-2025-6966 - Null-pointer dereference in python-apt TagSection.keys()

CVE-2025-6966 - Null-pointer dereference in python-apt TagSection.keys()

CVE ID : CVE-2025-6966 Published : Dec. 5, 2025, 1:16 p.m. | 1 hour, 46 minutes ago 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. Severity: 6.9 | MEDIUM Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Severity
MEDIUM
Published
Dec. 5, 2025
Affected Product: python
Attack Vector: local
Impact: denial of service

Source: Telegram CVE Monitor