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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6524-1 Critical: pypy Denial of Service Issue

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Calendar Grey November 29, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6524-1 addresses a critical PyPy denial of service risk. Update to mitigate potential exploits.
PyPy could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted data.

Summary

PyPy could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially

crafted data.

Software Description:

- pypy3: fast alternative implementation of Python 3.x

Details:

Nicky Mouha discovered that PyPy incorrectly handled certain SHA-3

operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PyPy to

crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary

code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical software update Ubuntu pypy

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   pypy3                           7.3.9+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   pypy3                           7.3.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6524-1

CVE-2022-37454

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6524-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical software update Ubuntu pypy

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pypy3/7.3.9+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pypy3/7.3.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1

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