Debian: DSA-4306-1: python2.7 security update

Date 27 Sep 2018

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By Anthony Pell

Multiple security issues were discovered in Python: ElementTree failed to initialise Expat's hash salt, two denial of service issues were found in difflib and poplib and the shutil module was affected by a command injection vulnerability.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4306-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
September 27, 2018                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : python2.7
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-1060 CVE-2018-1061 CVE-2018-14647
                 CVE-2018-1000802

Multiple security issues were discovered in Python: ElementTree failed
to initialise Expat's hash salt, two denial of service issues were found
in difflib and poplib and the shutil module was affected by a command
injection vulnerability.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.7.13-2+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your python2.7 packages.

For the detailed security status of python2.7 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python2.7

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

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