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Unscored USN-7015-6 0 CVEs

python2.7 regresssions

Published Nov 22, 2024 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

USN-7015-5 fixed vulnerabilities in python2.7. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

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)

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.18-1~20.04.6
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm22
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm13
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS python2.7 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm8

References

  • report
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/2089071