USN-7015-5: Python vulnerabilities

Publication date

19 November 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Python.


Packages

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

Details

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...

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)


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 –  2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3
20.04 focal python2.7 –  2.7.18-1~20.04.5
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.18-1~20.04.5
18.04 bionic python2.7 –  2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7  
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7  
16.04 xenial python2.7 –  2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12  
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12  
14.04 trusty python2.7 –  2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21  
python2.7-minimal –  2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21  

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