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USN-5713-1: Python vulnerability

3 November 2022

Python could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted socket connections.

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Releases

Packages

  • python3.10 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details

Devin Jeanpierre discovered that Python incorrectly handled sockets when
the multiprocessing module was being used. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04

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

References

Related notices

  • USN-5888-1: libpython3.9-stdlib, libpython3.9-testsuite, python3.9-minimal, python3.9-examples, python3.9-venv, libpython3.9, python3.9-dev, python3.9-full, python3.9, idle-python3.9, libpython3.9-dev, python3.9-doc, libpython3.9-minimal
  • USN-6891-1: python3.7-examples, libpython3.12-dev, libpython3.7-stdlib, python3.8-dev, python3.10-nopie, python3.10-minimal, python3.10-doc, python3.12-dev, python3.11-minimal, idle-python3.6, python3.6-minimal, libpython3.8-testsuite, python3.8-full, libpython3.9-minimal, python3.9-full, python3.9-dev, python3.9, libpython3.8-minimal, python3.12-venv, libpython3.7-dev, libpython3.7-testsuite, python3.11-full, python3.8-examples, libpython3.8, python3.8-venv, python3.5-venv, python3.5-minimal, python3.11-nopie, python3.7-dev, python3.8-minimal, libpython3.5-testsuite, python3.6-venv, python3.5-examples, python3.7-minimal, python3.10-examples, python3.8-doc, python3.6-examples, libpython3.7-minimal, python3.5, python3.12-nopie, libpython3.5-dev, python3.8, python3.12, python3.9-minimal, python3.6-dev, libpython3.12-stdlib, python3.10-venv, idle-python3.10, python3.11, libpython3.9-stdlib, libpython3.12-minimal, python3.5-dev, libpython3.11, libpython3.10-stdlib, libpython3.6-dev, libpython3.11-dev, idle-python3.12, libpython3.10, libpython3.9-dev, libpython3.6, python3.11-venv, libpython3.10-testsuite, libpython3.12-testsuite, idle-python3.8, python3.5-doc, python3.6-doc, python3.12-doc, python3.12-minimal, idle-python3.11, libpython3.8-stdlib, libpython3.6-stdlib, python3.9-examples, python3.9-venv, libpython3.9, libpython3.11-testsuite, libpython3.11-stdlib, python3.7, python3.12-full, libpython3.10-dev, libpython3.5-minimal, python3.11-examples, libpython3.6-minimal, python3.10, python3.10-dev, python3.6, libpython3.5, python3.7-doc, libpython3.12, python3.11-dev, python3.10-full, idle-python3.7, libpython3.5-stdlib, libpython3.6-testsuite, libpython3.8-dev, libpython3.11-minimal, libpython3.10-minimal, python3.11-doc, libpython3.7, idle-python3.9, libpython3.9-testsuite, idle-python3.5, python3.7-venv, python3.12-examples, python3.9-doc