Ubuntu Security Update USN-7916-2: python-apt regression

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USN-7916-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. The update had a PEP 440 incompatible version. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Julian Andres Klode discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled deb822 configuration files. An attacker could use this issue to cause python-apt to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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