1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1982-1

USN-1982-1: Python 2.6 vulnerability

Publication date

1 October 2013

Overview

Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet.

Releases

Packages

  • python2.6 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details

Ryan Sleevi discovered that Python did not properly handle certificates
with NULL characters in the Subject Alternative Name field. An attacker
could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive
information or alter encrypted communications.

Ryan Sleevi discovered that Python did not properly handle certificates
with NULL characters in the Subject Alternative Name field. An attacker
could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive
information or alter encrypted communications.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
10.04 lucid python2.6 –  2.6.5-1ubuntu6.2
python2.6-minimal –  2.6.5-1ubuntu6.2

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