[USN-7160-1] Mpmath vulnerability
[USN-7160-1] Mpmath vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7160-1
December 15, 2024
mpmath vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Mpmath could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Software Description:
- mpmath: library for arbitrary-precision floating-point arithmetic
Details:
It was discovered Mpmath incorrectly handled certain regular expressions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Mpmath to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
python3-mpmath 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
python-mpmath 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-mpmath 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
python-mpmath 0.19-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-mpmath 0.19-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7160-1
CVE-2021-29063
