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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3199-1
February 16, 2017

Python Crypto vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 16.10
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Programs using the Python Cryptography Toolkit could be made to crash or run
programs if they receive specially crafted network traffic or other input.

Software Description:
– python-crypto: cryptographic algorithms and protocols for Python

Details:

It was discovered that the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in the Python
Cryptography Toolkit contained a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code by using
a crafted initialization vector parameter.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.10:
  python-crypto                   2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.10.2
  python3-crypto                  2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.10.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-crypto                   2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1
  python3-crypto                  2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-crypto                   2.6.1-4ubuntu0.1
  python3-crypto                  2.6.1-4ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3199-1
  CVE-2013-7459

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-crypto/2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-crypto/2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3199-2
February 17, 2017

Python Crypto regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 16.10
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-3199-1 introduced a regression in the Python Cryptography Toolkit which
caused programs which relied on the original behavior to fail.

Software Description:
– python-crypto: cryptographic algorithms and protocols for Python

Details:

USN-3199-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Python Cryptography Toolkit.
Unfortunately, various programs depended on the original behavior of the Python
Cryptography Toolkit which was altered when fixing the vulnerability. This
update retains the fix for the vulnerability but issues a warning rather than
throwing an exception. Code which produces this warning should be updated
because future versions of the Python Cryptography Toolkit re-introduce the
exception.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that the ALGnew function in block_template.c in the Python
 Cryptography Toolkit contained a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
 A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code by using
 a crafted initialization vector parameter.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.10:
  python-crypto                   2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.10.3
  python3-crypto                  2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.10.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-crypto                   2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.2
  python3-crypto                  2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-crypto                   2.6.1-4ubuntu0.2
  python3-crypto                  2.6.1-4ubuntu0.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3199-2
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3199-1
  CVE-2013-7459

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-crypto/2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.10.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-crypto/2.6.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.2
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