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Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7488-1 critical alert for Python SSRF and DoS issues

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Calendar Grey May 6, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Various security vulnerabilities in Python affecting different Ubuntu releases pose risks including SSRF and Denial of Service. It is advised to perform updates to mitigate these threats.
Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Python. Software Description: - python3.13: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python3.11: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python3.9: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python3.6: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python3.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python3.8: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python3.4: An interactive high-level object-oriented language Details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled parsing bracketed hosts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack. Th...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10   python3.13                      3.13.0-1ubuntu0.1   python3.13-minimal              3.13.0-1ubuntu0.1   python3.13-venv                 3.13.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   python2.7                       2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm5                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python2.7-minimal               2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm5                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.11                      3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm2                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.11-minimal              3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm2                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.11-venv                 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm2                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS   python2.7                       2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python2.7-minimal               2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.9                       3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.9-minimal               3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.9-venv                  3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   python2.7                       2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm10                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python2.7-minimal               2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm10                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.6                       3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.6-minimal               3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.6-venv                  3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.7                       3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm4                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.7-minimal               3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm4                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.7-venv                  3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm4                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.8                       3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.8-minimal               3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.8-venv                  3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   python2.7                       2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm15                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python2.7-minimal               2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm15                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS   python2.7                       2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm24                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python2.7-minimal               2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm24                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.4                       3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm14                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.4-minimal               3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm14                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   python3.4-venv                  3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm14                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7488-1

  CVE-2024-11168, CVE-2024-6232, CVE-2024-9287

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7488-1

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security advisory code execution DoS Ubuntu Python SSRF attack

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.13/3.13.0-1ubuntu0.1

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