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High USN-5960-1 1 CVE

python2.7, python3.10, python3.5, python3.6, python3.8 vulnerability

Published Mar 16, 2023 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

Yebo Cao discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain URLs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass blocklisting
methods by supplying a URL that starts with blank characters.

Fixed packages 7

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.11
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS python3.6 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.12
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS python3.8 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.7
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS python3.10 3.10.6-1~22.04.2ubuntu1
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm14
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm4
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS python3.5 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm7

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-24329