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Critical USN-4127-1 8 CVEs

python2.7, python3.5, python3.6, python3.7 vulnerabilities

Published Sep 9, 2019 · Updated Oct 8, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain pickle files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu
18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20406)

It was discovered that Python incorrectly validated the domain when
handling cookies. An attacker could possibly trick Python into sending
cookies to the wrong domain. (CVE-2018-20852)

Jonathan Birch and Panayiotis Panayiotou discovered that Python incorrectly
handled Unicode encoding during NFKC normalization. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2019-9636,
CVE-2019-10160)

Colin Read and Nicolas Edet discovered that Python incorrectly handled
parsing certain X509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-5010)

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain urls. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform CRLF injection attacks.
(CVE-2019-9740, CVE-2019-9947)

Sihoon Lee discovered that Python incorrectly handled the local_file:
scheme. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass blocklist
meschanisms. (CVE-2019-9948)

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.8
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS python3.5 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.8
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS python3.6 3.6.8-1~18.04.2

Vulnerabilities 8

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20406
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20852
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5010
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9636
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9740
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9947
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9948
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10160