USN-6673-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6673-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6673-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6673-2
Upstream
Related
Published
2024-03-14T08:59:53.800410Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:47Z
Summary
python-cryptography vulnerability
Details

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)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / python-cryptography

Package

Name
python-cryptography
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-cryptography@1.2.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1-1ubuntu1
1.0.2-1
1.1-1
1.1.1-1
1.1.1-1ubuntu1
1.1.1-1ubuntu2
1.1.1-1ubuntu3
1.2.2-2
1.2.3-1
1.2.3-1ubuntu0.1
1.2.3-1ubuntu0.2
1.2.3-1ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "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"
}

Database specific

{
    "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"
    }
}