USN-5953-1: IPython vulnerabilities

15 March 2023

Several security issues were fixed in IPython.

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Releases

Packages

  • ipython - Enhanced interactive Python 2 shell

Details

It was discovered that IPython incorrectly processed REST API POST requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to launch a cross-site request
forgery (CSRF) attack and leak user's sensitive information. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-5607)

It was discovered that IPython did not properly manage cross user temporary
files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM.
(CVE-2022-21699)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 14.04

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

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