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Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04: USN-7180-1 critical: Python 2.7 offense

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Calendar Grey January 6, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several critical vulnerabilities have been patched in Python 2.7 for Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 LTS, resolving concerns related to execution flaws and potential XML injection exploits.
Several security issues were fixed in Python 2.7.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Python 2.7.

Software Description:

- python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain scripts.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code

or cause a crash. (CVE-2022-48560)

It was discovered that Python did not properly handle XML entity

declarations in plist files. An attacker could possibly use this

vulnerability to perform an XML External Entity (XXE) injection,

resulting in a denial of service or information disclosure.

(CVE-2022-48565)

It was discovered that Python did not properly provide constant-time

processing for a crypto operation. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to perform a timing attack and recover sensitive information.

(CVE-2022-48566)

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 po...

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue code execution DoS Ubuntu python XML injection

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  python2.7                       2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  python2.7                       2.7.18-1~20.04.7

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7180-1

CVE-2022-48560, CVE-2022-48565, CVE-2022-48566, CVE-2023-24329,

CVE-2023-40217

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7180-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue code execution DoS Ubuntu python XML injection

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.18-1~20.04.7

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