CVE-2020-27351 (GCVE-0-2020-27351)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-10 04:05 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:15
VLAI
Title
Various memory and file descriptor leaks in apt-python
Summary
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;
Severity
2 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-772 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
canonical CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 58 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1899193 x_refsource_MISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4668-1 x_refsource_MISC
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4809 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Canonical python-apt Affected: 1.1.0~beta1 , < 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10 (custom)
Affected: 1.6.5ubuntu0 , < 1.6.5ubuntu0.4 (custom)
Affected: 2.0.0ubuntu0 , < 2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2 (custom)
Affected: 2.1.3ubuntu1 , < 2.1.3ubuntu1.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2020-12-09 00:00
Credits
Kevin Backhouse
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