python-apt - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: python-apt (main)
version: 3.1.0
maintainer: APT Development Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Julian Andres Klode [DMD] – Michael Vogt [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.5.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2.2.1
o-o-sec: 2.2.1.1
oldstable: 2.6.0
stable: 3.0.0
testing: 3.1.0
unstable: 3.1.0

versioned links

2.2.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.2.1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.6.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.0.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.1.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

python-apt-common (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
python-apt-dev
python-apt-doc (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
python3-apt (22 bugs: 0, 19, 3, 0)

action needed

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 3 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2026-03-11 08:00

15 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 15 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2026-03-09 11:02

5 new commits since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit 4959613e23bacb58e8ac32b03aaad04ac4817c59
Merge: 07481e9 7d6a805
Author: Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Mar 9 09:20:20 2026 +0000

    Merge branch 'fix-oom-killer' into 'main'
    
    tarfile: add extract_data flag to go() and test cases, and other fixes
    
    See merge request apt-team/python-apt!108

commit 7d6a80507b54c10a380655072bef395033dff254
Author: Simon Johnsson <simzter@outlook.com>
Date:   Fri Sep 5 15:57:30 2025 +0200

    tarfile: add extract_data flag to go() and test cases

commit 5feeb37d4e12bb6f8db62425d6c4db618e008f6a
Author: Simon Johnsson <simzter@outlook.com>
Date:   Fri Sep 5 15:56:05 2025 +0200

    tarfile: fix oom killer

commit f93677ac3cf29dd2dffa4224dd4990551836a88b
Author: Simon Johnsson <simzter@outlook.com>
Date:   Fri Sep 5 15:54:46 2025 +0200

    tarfile: stylistic changes

commit 07481e91ceaf7aa55249a18163a066c939573c24
Author: Julian Andres Klode <julian.klode@canonical.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 2 22:58:49 2026 +0100

    Copyright changes

Created: 2026-03-03 Last update: 2026-03-09 11:02

lintian reports 18 warnings normal

Lintian reports 18 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-04-10 Last update: 2025-12-24 06:30

1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2025-6966: (needs triaging) NULL pointer dereference in TagSection.keys() in python-apt on APT-based Linux systems allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted deb822 file with a malformed non-UTF-8 key.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2025-12-05 Last update: 2025-12-18 23:01

1 low-priority security issue in bookworm low

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2025-6966: (needs triaging) NULL pointer dereference in TagSection.keys() in python-apt on APT-based Linux systems allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted deb822 file with a malformed non-UTF-8 key.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2025-12-05 Last update: 2025-12-18 23:01

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.3 instead of 4.5.0).

Created: 2020-11-17 Last update: 2025-12-23 20:00

news

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[2025-12-19] python-apt 3.1.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-15] Accepted python-apt 3.1.0 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-12-14] Accepted python-apt 2.2.1.1 (source) into oldoldstable-security (Utkarsh Gupta)
[2025-04-12] python-apt 3.0.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-09] Accepted python-apt 3.0.0 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-02-22] python-apt 2.9.9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-17] Accepted python-apt 2.9.9 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-02-01] python-apt 2.9.8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-28] Accepted python-apt 2.9.8 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-01-28] Accepted python-apt 2.9.7 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-12-31] python-apt 2.9.6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-28] Accepted python-apt 2.9.6 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-12-20] Accepted python-apt 2.9.5 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-12-17] Accepted python-apt 2.9.4 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-12-11] Accepted python-apt 2.9.3 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-12-05] python-apt 2.9.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-04] Accepted python-apt 2.9.2 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-11-25] Accepted python-apt 2.9.1 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-05-06] python-apt 2.9.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-02] Accepted python-apt 2.9.0 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-04-27] python-apt 2.8.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-27] python-apt 2.8.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-17] Accepted python-apt 2.8.0 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-03-23] Accepted python-apt 2.7.7 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-02-24] python-apt 2.7.6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-21] Accepted python-apt 2.7.6 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2024-01-19] python-apt 2.7.5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-12] Accepted python-apt 2.7.5 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2023-12-22] Accepted python-apt 2.7.4 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2023-12-21] Accepted python-apt 2.7.3 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 47
RC: 0
I&N: 32
M&W: 14
F&P: 1
patch: 3

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ubuntu

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version: 3.1.0
46 bugs (2 patches)