========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4668-2 December 10, 2020
python-apt regression ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.10 Summary: USN-4668-1 introduced a regression in python-apt. Software Description: - python-apt: Python interface to libapt-pkg Details: USN-4668-1 fixed vulnerabilities in python-apt. That update caused a regression by removing information describing the Ubuntu 20.10 release from the Ubuntu templates. This update fixes the problem by restoring this information. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details:Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: python3-apt 2.1.3ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4668-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4668-1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1907496 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/2.1.3ubuntu1.2
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