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USN-7015-5: Python vulnerabilities
First published: Tue Nov 19 2024(Updated: )
USN-7015-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for CVE-2024-6232 and CVE-2024-6923 for python2.7 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the Python email module incorrectly parsed email addresses that contain special characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain protection mechanisms. (CVE-2023-27043) It was discovered that Python allowed excessive backtracking while parsing certain tarfile headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-6232) It was discovered that the Python email module incorrectly quoted newlines for email headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform header injection. (CVE-2024-6923) It was discovered that the Python http.cookies module incorrectly handled parsing cookies that contained backslashes for quoted characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-7592) It was discovered that the Python zipfile module incorrectly handled certain malformed zip files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-8088)
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7 | <2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3 | 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7-minimal | <2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3 | 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7 | <2.7.18-1~20.04.5 | 2.7.18-1~20.04.5 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7-minimal | <2.7.18-1~20.04.5 | 2.7.18-1~20.04.5 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7 | <2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7-minimal | <2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7 | <2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12 | 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7-minimal | <2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12 | 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7 | <2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21 | 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python2.7-minimal | <2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21 | 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 |
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Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6232
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6923
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.18-1~20.04.5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-5 (Advisory)
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