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01 Record

CVE-2020-27351

Various memory and file descriptor leaks in apt-python

LowPUBLISHEDCNA: canonical
CNA base score2.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

02 Description

Various memory and file descriptor leaks in apt-python

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 33.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
2.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-12-10 04:05Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 22:15Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-10-20
Assigning CNA
canonical
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Low (CVSS 2.0)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
  • CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
fa983aee38f91770652bf80929258cedd0c9ace18aaee158ffb4ddd9373a5c22

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Canonicalpython-apt1.1.0~beta1 to < 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10, 1.6.5ubuntu0 to < 1.6.5ubuntu0.4, 2.0.0ubuntu0 to < 2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2, 2.1.3ubuntu1 to < 2.1.3ubuntu1.1—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 2.1.7

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 2.1.7

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 2.1.7

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 1.6.5ubuntu0.4

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm4
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.