=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5930-1
March 07, 2023

python3.7 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Software Description:
- python3.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into running a specially
crafted input, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-37454)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   python3.7                       3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2
   python3.7-minimal               3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5930-1
   CVE-2022-37454

Package Information:

Ubuntu 5930-1: Python vulnerability

March 7, 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: python3.7 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2 python3.7-minimal 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5930-1

CVE-2022-37454

Severity
March 07, 2023

Package Information

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