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Ubuntu Python Critical DoS Vulnerabilities USN-7710-1 CVEs 6069, 8194

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 22, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities addressed in Python for various Ubuntu releases. Ensure your systems are updated to mitigate potential threats.
Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Software Description:

- python3.13: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

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

- python3.10: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

- python3.11: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

- python3.8: 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

- python3.5: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

- python3.4: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

It was discovered that Python inefficiently parsed maliciously crafted HTML

input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

service. (CVE-2025-6069)

It was discovered that Python incorrectly parsed maliciously crafted Tar

archives. An attacker could...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  libpython3.13                   3.13.3-1ubuntu0.3
  python3.13                      3.13.3-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libpython3.12t64                3.12.3-1ubuntu0.8
  python3.12                      3.12.3-1ubuntu0.8

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libpython3.10                   3.10.12-1~22.04.11
  libpython3.11                   3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3.10                      3.10.12-1~22.04.11
  python3.11                      3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libpython3.8                    3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpython3.9                    3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3.8                       3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3.9                       3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  idle-python3.8                  3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpython3.6                    3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpython3.7                    3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3.6                       3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3.7                       3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3.8                       3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libpython3.5                    3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm19
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3.5                       3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm19
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  libpython3.4                    3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpython3.5                    3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3.4                       3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3.5                       3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7710-1

CVE-2025-6069, CVE-2025-8194

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7710-1

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security advisory denial of service Ubuntu python cve-2025-6069 cve-2025-8194

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.13/3.13.3-1ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.12/3.12.3-1ubuntu0.8

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