USN-7015-3: Python vulnerability

Publication date

1 October 2024

Overview

Python could be made to bypass some restrictions if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • python2.7 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
  • python3.5 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details

USN-7015-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides
the corresponding updates for CVE-2023-27043 for python2.7 in Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and for
python3.5 in Ubuntu 16.04 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...

USN-7015-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides
the corresponding updates for CVE-2023-27043 for python2.7 in Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and for
python3.5 in Ubuntu 16.04 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)


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 python2.7 –  2.7.18-13ubuntu1.2+esm3  
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.18-13ubuntu1.2+esm3  
20.04 focal python2.7 –  2.7.18-1~20.04.4+esm3  
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.18-1~20.04.4+esm3  
18.04 bionic python2.7 –  2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm6  
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm6  
16.04 xenial python2.7 –  2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm11  
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm11  
python3.5 –  3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm15  
python3.5-minimal –  3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm15  

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