Ubuntu Security Notice 6513-2 - USN-6513-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain plist files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted plist file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6513-2
November 27, 2023
python3.8, python3.10, python3.11 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Python.
Software Description:
- python3.11: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.10: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.8: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
Details:
USN-6513-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and
Ubuntu 23.04.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain plist files.
If a user or an automated system were tricked into processing a specially
crafted plist file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48564)
It was discovered that Python instances of ssl.SSLSocket were vulnerable
to a bypass of the TLS handshake. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause applications to treat unauthenticated received data before
TLS handshake as authenticated data after TLS handshake. (CVE-2023-40217)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04:
python3.11 3.11.4-1~23.04.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3.10 3.10.12-1~22.04.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3.8 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6513-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6513-1
CVE-2023-40217
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.11/3.11.4-1~23.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.10/3.10.12-1~22.04.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.8/3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9