Vigil@nce - Python APT: memory leak
February 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Debian, Ubuntu.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: denial of service on service, denial of service on
client.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 10/12/2020.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can create a memory leak of Python APT, in order to
trigger a denial of service.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Python-APT-memory-leak-34075