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Details
It was discovered that Python did not properly provide constant-time
processing for a crypto operation. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform a timing attack and recover sensitive information.
It was discovered that Python did not properly provide constant-time
processing for a crypto operation. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform a timing attack and recover sensitive information.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | libpython2.7 – 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm2 | ||
| libpython2.7-minimal – 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm2 | |||
| libpython2.7-stdlib – 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm2 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | libpython2.7 – 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 | ||
| libpython2.7-minimal – 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 | |||
| libpython2.7-stdlib – 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 | |||
| libpython3.5 – 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 | |||
| libpython3.5-minimal – 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 | |||
| libpython3.5-stdlib – 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 | |||
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