USN-6394-1: Python vulnerability
21 September 2023
Python could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted script.
Releases
Packages
- python3.5 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
Details
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
or cause a crash.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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python3.5
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3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-6394-2: libpython2.7-minimal, libpython2.7-stdlib, libpython2.7-testsuite, python2.7-examples, python2.7-doc, python2.7-minimal, idle-python2.7, python2.7-dev, python2.7, libpython2.7, libpython2.7-dev