USN-4151-2: Python vulnerabilities
10 October 2019
Several security issues were fixed in Python.
Releases
Packages
- python2.7 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.4 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
Details
USN-4151-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Python incorrectly parsed certain email addresses. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Python applications
into accepting email addresses that should be denied. (CVE-2019-16056)
It was discovered that the Python documentation XML-RPC server incorrectly
handled certain fields. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute a
cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2019-16935)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
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python3.4-minimal
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3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm4
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python2.7
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2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm3
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python3.4
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3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm4
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python2.7-minimal
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2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm3
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4151-1: python2.7-doc, libpython3.5-dev, libpython3.7-testsuite, python3.5-examples, python3.6-venv, python3.7-minimal, idle-python3.5, libpython3.6, python3.6, libpython3.7, libpython2.7-testsuite, python2.7-examples, libpython3.7-dev, idle-python3.7, python3.5-dev, libpython3.6-minimal, libpython3.7-minimal, python3.6-examples, libpython3.6-dev, idle-python2.7, libpython2.7-dev, libpython3.7-stdlib, libpython3.5-stdlib, python2.7-dev, libpython2.7-minimal, libpython3.5-minimal, python3.6-dev, python3.7-venv, libpython3.6-testsuite, python3.7-doc, libpython3.5, python3.5-doc, python3.6-doc, python3.7-dev, python2.7, libpython3.5-testsuite, python2.7-minimal, libpython2.7-stdlib, python3.5, python3.5-venv, python3.7, libpython2.7, python3.5-minimal, libpython3.6-stdlib, idle-python3.6, python3.6-minimal, python3.7-examples