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Ubuntu 17.04 LTS USN-3496-3 High Severity: Python Code Execution Risk

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On November 28, 2017, Ubuntu revealed vulnerabilities in Python leading to arbitrary code execution risks, urging users to update promptly for security.
Python could be made to run arbitrary code.

Summary

Python could be made to run arbitrary code.

Software Description:

- python3.5: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

- python3.4: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

USN-3496-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python2.7. This update provides

the corresponding update for versions 3.4 and 3.5.

Original advisory 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:
  python3.5                       3.5.3-1ubuntu0~17.04.2
  python3.5-minimal               3.5.3-1ubuntu0~17.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python3.5                       3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4
  python3.5-minimal               3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python3.4                       3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.6
  python3.4-minimal               3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.6

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3496-3

 

  CVE-2017-1000158

November 28, 2017

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.5/3.5.3-1ubuntu0~17.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.5/3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.4/3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.6

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