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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: Python 2.7 Critical DoS Issues Fix USN-7710-2

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Calendar Grey August 29, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Recent vulnerabilities in Python 2.7 for Ubuntu have been identified; critical patches advised.
Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Software Description:

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

Details:

USN-7710-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the

corresponding fix for CVE-2025-8194 for Python 2.7.

Original advisory 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 possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

service. (CVE-2025-8194)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libpython2.7                    2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python2.7                       2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libpython2.7                    2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python2.7                       2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libpython2.7                    2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python2.7                       2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libpython2.7                    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm17
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python2.7                       2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm17
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  libpython2.7                    2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm26
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python2.7                       2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm26
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7710-2

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

CVE-2025-8194

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7710-2

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