Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Python2.7 Important Regression Fix USN-7015-7

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: USN-7015-4 introduced a regression in Python 2.7 Software Description: - python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language Details: USN-7015-4 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2023-27043 for python2.7 was incorrectly applied on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory 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...