Debian DLA-2488-2 : python-apt regression update

low Nessus Plugin ID 144023

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

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

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 144023

File Name: debian_DLA-2488.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/10/2020

Updated: 12/28/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-apt-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-apt-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-apt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-apt, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-apt-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-apt-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-apt-dbg

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/26/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/26/2020

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