=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2125-1
March 03, 2014

python2.6, python2.7, python3.2, python3.3 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Python could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.3: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.2: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python2.6: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

Ryan Smith-Roberts discovered that Python incorrectly handled buffer sizes
when using the socket.recvfrom_into() function. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
  python2.7                       2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1
  python3.3                       3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1
  python3.3-minimal               3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  python2.7                       2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4
  python3.2                       3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5
  python3.2-minimal               3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5
  python3.3                       3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2
  python3.3-minimal               3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python2.7                       2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5
  python3.2                       3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6
  python3.2-minimal               3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  python2.6                       2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3
  python2.6-minimal               2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2125-1
  CVE-2014-1912

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3


Ubuntu 2125-1: Python vulnerability

March 3, 2014
Python could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: python2.7 2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1 python2.7-minimal 2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1 python3.3 3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1 python3.3-minimal 3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 12.10: python2.7 2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4 python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4 python3.2 3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5 python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5 python3.3 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2 python3.3-minimal 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python2.7 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5 python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5 python3.2 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6 python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: python2.6 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3 python2.6-minimal 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2125-1

CVE-2014-1912

Severity
March 03, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3

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