UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27351

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27351

    Published: 9 Dec 2020Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-27351

    Summary:

    Details: 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;

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27351, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4668-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4668-4, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27351

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-apt

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm4?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm4

    Affected versions

    0.8.9.1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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