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Ubuntu 17.04 Moderate: USN-3496-1 Python Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey November 28, 2017
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Python could be made to run arbitrary code.

Summary

Python could be made to run arbitrary code.

Software Description:

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

Details:

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled decoding certain

strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary

code.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 17.04:
  python2.7                       2.7.13-2ubuntu0.1
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.13-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python2.7                       2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python2.7                       2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4

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

References

 

  CVE-2017-1000158

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November 28, 2017

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.13-2ubuntu0.1
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  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4

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