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Ubuntu 7355-1: RestrictedPython Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey March 19, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Significant security updates released for RestrictedPython across multiple Ubuntu versions. Learn the details.
Several security issues were fixed in RestrictedPython.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in RestrictedPython. Software Description: - restrictedpython: Restricted execution environment for Python 3 Details: Nakul Choudhary and Robert Xiao discovered that RestrictedPython did not properly sanitize certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-37271) Abhishek Govindarasu, Ankush Menat and Ward Theunisse discovered that RestrictedPython did not correctly handle certain format strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-41039) It was discovered that RestrictedPython did not correctly restrict access to certain fields. An attacker co...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10   python3-restrictedpython        6.2-1ubuntu0.24.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS   python3-restrictedpython        6.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   python3-restrictedpython        4.0~b3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS   python3-restrictedpython        4.0~b3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7355-1

  CVE-2023-37271, CVE-2023-41039, CVE-2024-47532, CVE-2025-22153

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7355-1

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security advisory information leak arbitrary code execution ubuntu type confusion restrictedpython

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/restrictedpython/6.2-1ubuntu0.24.10.1

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