USN-5519-1: Python vulnerability
14 July 2022
Python could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- python2.7 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.10 - Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.10)
- python3.4 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.5 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.6 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.8 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.9 - Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.9)
Details
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
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python3.10
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3.10.4-3ubuntu0.1
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python2.7
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2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1
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python3.10-minimal
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3.10.4-3ubuntu0.1
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 21.10
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python3.9-minimal
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3.9.7-2ubuntu0.1
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python2.7
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2.7.18-8ubuntu0.2
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python3.9
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3.9.7-2ubuntu0.1
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.18-8ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 20.04
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python2.7
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2.7.18-1~20.04.3
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python3.8
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3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5
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python3.8-minimal
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3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.18-1~20.04.3
Ubuntu 18.04
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python2.7
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2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.8
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python3.6-minimal
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3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.8
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python3.6
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3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.8
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.8
Ubuntu 16.04
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python2.7
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2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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python3.5
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3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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python3.5-minimal
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3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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python3.4-minimal
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3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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python2.7
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2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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python3.4
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3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5888-1: libpython3.9-dev, python3.9-examples, python3.9, python3.9-venv, python3.9-full, libpython3.9-testsuite, libpython3.9-stdlib, idle-python3.9, python3.9-dev, python3.9-doc, python3.9-minimal, libpython3.9-minimal, libpython3.9
- USN-6891-1: python3.5-venv, idle-python3.6, python3.6-minimal, python3.8-minimal, python3.6-examples, libpython3.11-stdlib, libpython3.6-testsuite, python3.7-minimal, idle-python3.8, python3.6-dev, python3.6-venv, python3.10-minimal, python3.5-dev, python3.12-doc, libpython3.5-dev, python3.7-dev, python3.9-examples, python3.12-dev, python3.8-full, python3.11-nopie, libpython3.9-stdlib, python3.5-examples, python3.10, python3.5, python3.10-venv, libpython3.8-stdlib, python3.7, python3.9-full, libpython3.12-dev, libpython3.6-dev, libpython3.9, idle-python3.5, python3.11-full, libpython3.10-minimal, libpython3.8, python3.10-dev, python3.7-venv, python3.9-venv, libpython3.9-testsuite, python3.12-venv, python3.9-minimal, libpython3.7-testsuite, python3.7-doc, libpython3.12-stdlib, libpython3.6-stdlib, libpython3.6-minimal, libpython3.10, libpython3.12-testsuite, python3.11, libpython3.7-dev, python3.8, python3.9-dev, python3.8-examples, python3.11-minimal, python3.12-full, libpython3.10-testsuite, python3.6-doc, python3.8-doc, python3.12-nopie, libpython3.12, python3.10-full, idle-python3.10, python3.9-doc, libpython3.8-testsuite, python3.11-examples, python3.5-doc, python3.8-dev, libpython3.10-stdlib, python3.10-doc, idle-python3.12, libpython3.7-stdlib, idle-python3.11, libpython3.9-dev, libpython3.11-testsuite, libpython3.6, libpython3.11, libpython3.7-minimal, idle-python3.7, libpython3.10-dev, idle-python3.9, python3.12, python3.10-examples, python3.7-examples, python3.12-examples, python3.11-venv, python3.12-minimal, libpython3.11-minimal, python3.5-minimal, libpython3.9-minimal, libpython3.8-dev, libpython3.5-testsuite, libpython3.5-minimal, python3.8-venv, python3.10-nopie, libpython3.11-dev, python3.11-doc, libpython3.8-minimal, python3.9, libpython3.7, libpython3.5-stdlib, libpython3.5, python3.6, libpython3.12-minimal, python3.11-dev