{
  "cveId": "CVE-2025-6966",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6966",
  "summary": "CVE-2025-6966 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by python-apt 1.6.6ubuntu0.1~esm1, released December 4, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "python-apt: NULL pointer dereference in TagSection.keys() in python-apt on APT-based Linux systems allows a local attacker to cau...",
  "description": "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.",
  "published": "2025-12-04T16:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "cvss": 5.5,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.00156,
  "epssPercentile": 0.04727,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
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      "fix": "FEDORA-2026-1C47E433DF",
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      "released": "2026-02-16T19:52:37Z"
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      "released": "2026-02-16T19:52:37Z"
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      "fix": "DLA-4408-1",
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      "released": "2025-12-16T00:00:00Z"
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      "released": "2025-12-05T13:16:05Z"
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