USN-7886-1: Python vulnerabilities

Publication date

24 November 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Python.


Packages

  • python3.10 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
  • python3.11 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
  • python3.12 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
  • 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
  • python3.7 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
  • python3.8 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
  • python3.9 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details

It was discovered that Python inefficiently handled expanding system
environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Python to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-6075)

Caleb Brown discovered that Python incorrectly handled the ZIP64 End of
Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset value. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to obfuscate malicious content. (CVE-2025-8291)

It was discovered that Python inefficiently handled expanding system
environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Python to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-6075)

Caleb Brown discovered that Python incorrectly handled the ZIP64 End of
Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset value. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to obfuscate malicious content. (CVE-2025-8291)

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
24.04 LTS noble libpython3.12t64 –  3.12.3-1ubuntu0.9
python3.12 –  3.12.3-1ubuntu0.9
22.04 LTS jammy idle-python3.11 –  3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm6  
libpython3.10 –  3.10.12-1~22.04.12
python3.10 –  3.10.12-1~22.04.12
python3.11 –  3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm6  
20.04 LTS focal libpython3.8 –  3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm3  
libpython3.9 –  3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm7  
python3.8 –  3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm3  
python3.9 –  3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm7  
18.04 LTS bionic libpython3.6 –  3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7  
libpython3.7 –  3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm8  
libpython3.8 –  3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm7  
python3.6 –  3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7  
python3.7 –  3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm8  
python3.8 –  3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm7  
16.04 LTS xenial libpython3.5 –  3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm20  
python3.5 –  3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm20  
14.04 LTS trusty libpython3.4 –  3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm17  
libpython3.5 –  3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm8  
python3.4 –  3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm17  
python3.5 –  3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm8  

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