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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-7015-1 critical: Python Denial Of Service Issues

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Calendar Grey September 16, 2024
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The latest Ubuntu release fixes several Python vulnerabilities. Upgrade your system promptly to safeguard against potential remote exploits
Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Software Description:

- python3.12: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

- python3.10: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

- python3.8: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

It was discovered that the Python email module incorrectly parsed email

addresses that contain special characters. A remote attacker could possibly

use this issue to bypass certain protection mechanisms. (CVE-2023-27043)

It was discovered that Python allowed excessive backtracking while parsing

certain tarfile headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause Python to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

(CVE-2024-6232)

It was discovered that the Python email module incorrectly quoted newlines

for email headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

perform header injection. (CVE-2024-6923)

It was discovered that the Python http.cookies module ...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3.12                      3.12.3-1ubuntu0.2
   python3.12-minimal              3.12.3-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3.10                      3.10.12-1~22.04.6
   python3.10-minimal              3.10.12-1~22.04.6

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   python3.8                       3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.12
   python3.8-minimal               3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.12

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-1

CVE-2023-27043, CVE-2024-6232, CVE-2024-6923, CVE-2024-7592,

CVE-2024-8088

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security advisory denial of service software patch Ubuntu update instructions python email module

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.12/3.12.3-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.10/3.10.12-1~22.04.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.8/3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.12

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