USN-6673-1 provided a security update for python-cryptography. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Hubert Kario discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled errors returned by the OpenSSL API when processing incorrect padding in RSA PKCS#1 v1.5. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose confidential or sensitive information. (CVE-2023-50782)
{ "binaries": [ { "binary_version": "1.2.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm1", "binary_name": "python-cryptography" }, { "binary_version": "1.2.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm1", "binary_name": "python3-cryptography" } ], "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro" }
{ "cves_map": { "cves": [ { "severity": [ { "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "type": "CVSS_V3" }, { "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "type": "CVSS_V3" }, { "score": "medium", "type": "Ubuntu" } ], "id": "CVE-2023-50782" } ], "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS" } }