USN-5519-1: Python vulnerability

14 July 2022

Python could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.

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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.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 21.10
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04

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

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