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Ubuntu 22.10 USN-6153-1 Critical: Jupyter Core Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Investigate the Jupyter Core vulnerability in Ubuntu that affects multiple releases. Ensure to apply the latest patches immediately to protect against potential unauthorized code execution.
Jupyter Core could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Jupyter Core could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a

specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- jupyter-core: Core common functionality of Jupyter projects (tools)

Details:

It was discovered that Jupyter Core executed untrusted files in the current

working directory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute

arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   python3-jupyter-core            4.11.1-1ubuntu0.22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   python3-jupyter-core            4.9.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   python3-jupyter-core            4.6.3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   python-jupyter-core             4.4.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
   python3-jupyter-core            4.4.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6153-1

CVE-2022-39286

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June 12, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical software update ubuntu code execution risk jupyter-core

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jupyter-core/4.11.1-1ubuntu0.22.10.1

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