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Ubuntu 24.10 & 24.04 LTS: USN-7219-1 moderate: python3.12 DoS risk

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Calendar Grey January 20, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7219-1 January 20, 2025 highlights a critical DoS vulnerability in python3.12, triggered by specially crafted network packets.
Python could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Python could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted

network traffic.

Software Description:

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

Details:

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled asyncio write buffers. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume

memory, leading to a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Ubuntu network traffic python3.12

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   python3.12                      3.12.7-1ubuntu1.1
   python3.12-minimal              3.12.7-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3.12                      3.12.3-1ubuntu0.4
   python3.12-minimal              3.12.3-1ubuntu0.4

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7219-1

CVE-2024-12254

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7219-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Ubuntu network traffic python3.12

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.12/3.12.7-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.12/3.12.3-1ubuntu0.4

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