USN-5342-2: Python vulnerabilities
24 August 2022
Several security issues were fixed in Python.
Releases
Packages
- python2.7 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
Details
USN-5342-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 22.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain FTP requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2021-4189)
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-0391)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
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python2.7
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2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04
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python2.7
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2.7.18-1~20.04.3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.18-1~20.04.3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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python2.7
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2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5342-1: python2.7-dev, python3.6-minimal, python3.5-venv, python3.8-examples, python3.5-minimal, python3.8-venv, python3.4-venv, libpython3.8-dev, python2.7-examples, python3.6-doc, python3.8-doc, libpython3.4-testsuite, python2.7-doc, libpython3.5, python3.6-venv, python2.7, python3.4, libpython3.4-stdlib, idle-python3.5, python3.6, python3.6-examples, python3.8-full, libpython3.6-minimal, libpython3.4, python3.5-doc, python2.7-minimal, libpython2.7-minimal, libpython3.6, python3.8-dev, python3.4-doc, libpython2.7-dev, libpython3.6-dev, libpython3.6-testsuite, libpython3.4-minimal, python3.5-dev, libpython3.5-dev, idle-python3.6, libpython2.7, libpython2.7-testsuite, libpython3.6-stdlib, idle-python3.8, python3.4-examples, libpython2.7-stdlib, python3.8-minimal, libpython3.8, libpython3.8-stdlib, python3.6-dev, python3.8, python3.5, idle-python3.4, idle-python2.7, libpython3.5-minimal, libpython3.8-testsuite, libpython3.5-testsuite, libpython3.8-minimal, libpython3.4-dev, python3.4-minimal, python3.4-dev, python3.5-examples, libpython3.5-stdlib