USN-5713-1: Python vulnerability

3 November 2022

Python could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted socket connections.

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Releases

Packages

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

Details

Devin Jeanpierre discovered that Python incorrectly handled sockets when
the multiprocessing module was being used. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04

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

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