USN-4973-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4973-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-4973-2.json
Related
Published
2021-10-04T12:04:34.590806Z
Modified
2021-10-04T12:04:34.590806Z
Summary
python3.8 vulnerability
Details

USN-4973-1 fixed this vulnerability previously, but it was re-introduced in python3.8 in focal because of the SRU in LP: #1928057. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the Python stdlib ipaddress API incorrectly handled octal strings. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a wide variety of attacks, including bypassing certain access restrictions.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / python3.8

Package

Name
python3.8

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libpython3.8-stdlib": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "libpython3.8-testsuite": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "libpython3.8": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "libpython3.8-minimal": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "python3.8-full": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "python3.8": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "idle-python3.8": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "python3.8-venv": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "python3.8-doc": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "python3.8-dev": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "python3.8-minimal": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "python3.8-examples": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1",
            "libpython3.8-dev": "3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}