USN-5953-1: IPython vulnerabilities

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ipython - Enhanced interactive Python 2 shell

Details

It was discovered that IPython incorrectly processed REST API POST requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to launch a cross-site request
forgery (CSRF) attack and leak user’s sensitive information. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-5607)

It was discovered that IPython did not properly manage cross user temporary
files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM.
(CVE-2022-21699)

It was discovered that IPython incorrectly processed REST API POST requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to launch a cross-site request
forgery (CSRF) attack and leak user’s sensitive information. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-5607)

It was discovered that IPython did not properly manage cross user temporary
files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM.
(CVE-2022-21699)

Update instructions

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

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Ubuntu Release	Package Version
20.04 focal	python3-ipython – 7.13.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
20.04 focal	ipython3 – 7.13.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
18.04 bionic	ipython – 5.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
	python-ipython – 5.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
	python3-ipython – 5.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
	ipython3 – 5.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
14.04 trusty	ipython3-notebook – 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
	ipython3 – 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
	ipython-notebook-common – 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
	ipython – 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
	ipython-notebook – 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

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