Ubuntu alert USN-7015-5 (python2.7)

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Nishit Majithia <nishit.majithia@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-7015-5] Python vulnerabilities
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:26:18 +0530
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7015-5
November 19, 2024

python2.7 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Python.

Software Description:
- python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

USN-7015-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides
the corresponding update for CVE-2024-6232 and CVE-2024-6923 for python2.7
in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that the Python email module incorrectly parsed email
 addresses that contain special characters. A remote attacker could
 possibly use this issue to bypass certain protection mechanisms.
 (CVE-2023-27043)
 
 It was discovered that Python allowed excessive backtracking while parsing
 certain tarfile headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
 to cause Python to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
 (CVE-2024-6232)
 
 It was discovered that the Python email module incorrectly quoted newlines
 for email headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
 perform header injection. (CVE-2024-6923)
 
 It was discovered that the Python http.cookies module incorrectly handled
 parsing cookies that contained backslashes for quoted characters. A remote
 attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume
 resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-7592)
 
 It was discovered that the Python zipfile module incorrectly handled
 certain malformed zip files. A remote attacker could possibly use this
 issue to cause Python to stop responding, resulting in a denial of
 service. (CVE-2024-8088)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  python2.7                       2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  python2.7                       2.7.18-1~20.04.5
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.18-1~20.04.5

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  python2.7                       2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  python2.7                       2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  python2.7                       2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-5
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-4
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-3
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-1
  CVE-2024-6232, CVE-2024-6923

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.18-13u...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.18-1~2...


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