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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-5767-3 Python Code Execution Risk Advisory

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Calendar Grey March 6, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Remediation measures for various Python vulnerabilities identified in USN-5767-3 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, which pose a risk of arbitrary code execution.
Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Software Description:

- python3.6: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

USN-5767-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update fixes the problem

for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Nicky Mouha discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain SHA-3 internals.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2022-37454)

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  python3.6                       3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5767-3

CVE-2022-37454, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pypy3/+bug/1995197

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March 06, 2023

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.6/3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10

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