A python2.7 security update has been released for Debian
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2880-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
March 17, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : python2.7
CVE ID : CVE-2013-4238 CVE-2014-1912
Multiple security issues were discovered in Python:
CVE-2013-4238
Ryan Sleevi that NULL charactors in the subject alternate names of
SSL cerficates were parsed incorrectly.
CVE-2014-1912
Ryan Smith-Roberts discovered a buffer overflow in the
socket.recvfrom_into() function.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.7.3-6+deb7u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.7.6-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your python2.7 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
