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Ubuntu alert USN-1984-1 (python3.2)

From:  Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-1984-1] Python 3.2 vulnerabilities
Date:  Tue, 01 Oct 2013 11:25:26 -0400
Message-ID:  <524AE966.7050603@canonical.com>
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========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1984-1 October 01, 2013 python3.2 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Python. Software Description: - python3.2: 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. (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 12.10: python3.2 3.2.3-6ubuntu3.4 python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-6ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python3.2 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.5 python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1984-1 CVE-2013-2099, CVE-2013-4238 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-6ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-0ubu... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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