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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2488-2 python-apt -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

26 Dec 2020

Affected Packages:

python-apt

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 977000.

More information:

The update for python-apt released as 2488-1 introduced a regression by causing a segmentation fault, which is now fixed with this update.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.3.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-apt packages.

For the detailed security status of python-apt please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-apt

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS