Summary
USN-6513-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and
Ubuntu 23.04.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain plist files.
If a user or an automated system were tricked into processing a specially
crafted plist file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48564)
It was discovered that Python instances of ssl.SSLSocket were vulnerable
to a bypass of the TLS handshake. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause applications to treat unauthenticated received data before
TLS handshake as authenticated data after TLS handshake. (CVE-2023-40217)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | python3.8 | 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | python3.10 | 3.10.12-1~22.04.3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
An issue was discovered in Python before 3.8.18, 3.9.x before 3.9.18, 3.10.x before 3.10.13, and 3.11.x before 3.11.5. …
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40217