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Ubuntu alert USN-1983-1 (python2.7)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1983-1 October 01, 2013 python2.7 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Python. Software Description: - python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language Details: Florian Weimer discovered that Python incorrectly handled matching multiple wildcards in ssl certificate hostnames. An attacker could exploit this to cause Python to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.04. (CVE-2013-2099) Ryan Sleevi discovered that Python did not properly handle certificates with NULL characters in the Subject Alternative Name field. An attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. (CVE-2013-4238) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: python2.7 2.7.4-2ubuntu3.2 python2.7-minimal 2.7.4-2ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 12.10: python2.7 2.7.3-5ubuntu4.3 python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-5ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python2.7 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.4 python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1983-1 CVE-2013-2099, CVE-2013-4238 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.4-2ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-5ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-0ubu... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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