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  2. USN-5519-1

USN-5519-1: Python vulnerability

Publication date

14 July 2022

Overview

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.

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy python3.10 –  3.10.4-3ubuntu0.1
python2.7 –  2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1
python3.10-minimal –  3.10.4-3ubuntu0.1
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1
21.10 impish python3.9-minimal –  3.9.7-2ubuntu0.1
python2.7 –  2.7.18-8ubuntu0.2
python3.9 –  3.9.7-2ubuntu0.1
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.18-8ubuntu0.2
20.04 focal python2.7 –  2.7.18-1~20.04.3
python3.8 –  3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5
python3.8-minimal –  3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.18-1~20.04.3
18.04 bionic python2.7 –  2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.8
python3.6-minimal –  3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.8
python3.6 –  3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.8
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.8
16.04 xenial python2.7 –  2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm2  
python3.5 –  3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm3  
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm2  
python3.5-minimal –  3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm3  
14.04 trusty python3.4-minimal –  3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm13  
python2.7 –  2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm11  
python3.4 –  3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm13  
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm11  

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