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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2125-1
March 03, 2014
python2.6, python2.7, python3.2, python3.3 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 13.10
– Ubuntu 12.10
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
Python could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
– python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
– python3.3: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
– python3.2: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
– python2.6: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
Details:
Ryan Smith-Roberts discovered that Python incorrectly handled buffer sizes
when using the socket.recvfrom_into() function. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.10:
python2.7 2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1
python2.7-minimal 2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1
python3.3 3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1
python3.3-minimal 3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
python2.7 2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4
python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4
python3.2 3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5
python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5
python3.3 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2
python3.3-minimal 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
python2.7 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5
python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5
python3.2 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6
python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
python2.6 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3
python2.6-minimal 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2125-1
CVE-2014-1912
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3
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