CVE-2025-6966 · cross-distro fix matrix

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.

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-6966 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-apt→ fixed in2.2.1.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-apt
```

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