python-apt - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: python-apt (main)
version: 3.0.0
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
oldstable: 2.6.0
stable: 3.0.0
testing: 3.0.0
unstable: 3.0.0

versioned links

2.2.1: [.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]

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

1 security issue in trixie high

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 important issue:

CVE-2025-6966: 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.

Created: 2025-12-05 Last update: 2025-12-06 05:00

1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

CVE-2025-6966: 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.

Created: 2025-12-05 Last update: 2025-12-06 05:00

1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:

CVE-2025-6966: 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.

Created: 2025-12-05 Last update: 2025-12-06 05:00

1 security issue in bullseye high

There is 1 open security issue in bullseye.

1 important issue:

CVE-2025-6966: 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.

Created: 2025-12-05 Last update: 2025-12-06 05:00

1 security issue in bookworm high

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 important issue:

CVE-2025-6966: 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.

Created: 2025-12-05 Last update: 2025-12-06 05:00

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: 2025-12-07 06:00

lintian reports 16 warnings normal

Lintian reports 16 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-04-10 Last update: 2025-12-04 16:30

2 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 23ed0ec4a4b6c1037e3b96e7a3f7c97ce12459ab
Author: Julian Andres Klode <julian.klode@canonical.com>
Date:   Thu Sep 4 09:29:11 2025 +0200

    test_all: Add handling for new library build dir name

commit 626bf176c1844b63973d39bcceb0202ad36da797
Author: Julian Andres Klode <julian.klode@canonical.com>
Date:   Tue Apr 8 16:11:57 2025 +0200

    Release 3.0.0

Created: 2025-04-09 Last update: 2025-12-02 09:00

16 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 16 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2025-10-20 04:31

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.5.0).

Created: 2020-11-17 Last update: 2025-04-09 17:55

news

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[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)
[2023-12-13] Accepted python-apt 2.7.2 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2023-12-13] Accepted python-apt 2.7.1 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2023-11-26] python-apt 2.7.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

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

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 3.0.0ubuntu2
45 bugs (2 patches)
patches for 3.0.0ubuntu2