A Python security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 22.10, and 23.04.

[USN-6139-1] Python vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6139-1
June 05, 2023

python2.7, python3.10, python3.11, python3.5, python3.6, python3.8
vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Python could be made to bypass blocklisting methods if a specially crafted URL was provided

Software Description:
- python3.11: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.10: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.8: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.6: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.5: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

Yebo Cao discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain URLs.
An attacker could use this issue to bypass blockinglisting methods.
This issue was first addressed in USN-5960-1, but was incomplete.
Here we address an additional fix to that issue. (CVE-2023-24329)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
python3.11 3.11.2-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.10:
python3.10 3.10.7-1ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3.10 3.10.6-1~22.04.2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3.8 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.8

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
python2.7 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13
python3.6 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
python2.7 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm5
python3.5 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm8

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
python2.7 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm15

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6139-1
CVE-2023-24329

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.11/3.11.2-6ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.10/3.10.7-1ubuntu0.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.10/3.10.6-1~22.04.2ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.8/3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.8