This bug was fixed in the package python-apt - 2.1.7
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python-apt (2.1.7) unstable; urgency=medium
* SECURITY UPDATE: various memory and file descriptor leaks (LP: #1899193)
- python/arfile.cc, python/generic.h, python/tag.cc, python/tarfile.cc:
fix file descriptor and memory leaks
- python/apt_instmodule.cc, python/apt_instmodule.h, python/arfile.h:
Avoid reference cycle with control,data members in apt_inst.DebFile
objects
- tests/test_cve_2020_27351.py: Test cases for DebFile (others not easily
testable)
* Regression fixes for the updates merged too:
- arfile.cc: Fix segmentation fault when opening fd, track lifetime
correctly
(Closes: #977000)
- arfile: Regression: Collect file<->deb/ar reference cycles
-- Julian Andres Klode <[email protected]> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 15:35:32
+0100
** Changed in: python-apt (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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[RFE] Automatically update the Ubuntu version strings in python-apt
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