USN-4754-4

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4754-4
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-4754-4.json
Related
Published
2021-03-03T11:38:20.852456Z
Modified
2021-03-03T11:38:20.852456Z
Details

USN-4754-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. Because of a regression, a subsequent update removed the fix for CVE-2021-3177. This update reinstates the security fix for CVE-2021-3177.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-27619, CVE-2021-3177)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / python2.7

Package

Name
python2.7

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "python2.7": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "libpython2.7": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "libpython2.7-stdlib": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "python2.7-dev": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "python2.7-examples": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "python2.7-doc": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "idle-python2.7": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "python2.7-minimal": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "libpython2.7-testsuite": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "libpython2.7-dev": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6",
            "libpython2.7-minimal": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.6"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / python2.7

Package

Name
python2.7

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "python2.7": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "libpython2.7": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "libpython2.7-stdlib": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "python2.7-dev": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "python2.7-examples": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "python2.7-doc": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "idle-python2.7": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "python2.7-minimal": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "libpython2.7-testsuite": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "libpython2.7-dev": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18",
            "libpython2.7-minimal": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18"
        }
    ]
}