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Debian 10: DLA-3331-1 Critical: Python-Cryptography Memory Corruption

debian lts
Calendar Grey February 22, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4444-1 notifies users regarding a security patch addressing a buffer overflow vulnerability in the python-requests package.
It was discovered that there was a potential memory corrution vulnerability in python-cryptography, a Python library offering a number of encryption and cryptography primitives
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Summary

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
2.6.1-3+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-cryptography packages.

For the detailed security status of python-cryptography please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/python-cryptography

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



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Package: python-cryptography
Version: 2.6.1-3+deb10u3
CVE ID: CVE-2023-23931
Debian Bug: 1031049

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