============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2125-1 March 03, 2014 python2.6, python2.7, python3.2, python3.3 vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Python could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python3.3: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python3.2: An interactive high-level object-oriented language - python2.6: An interactive high-level object-oriented language Details: Ryan Smith-Roberts discovered that Python incorrectly handled buffer sizes when using the socket.recvfrom_into() function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: python2.7 2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1 python2.7-minimal 2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1 python3.3 3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1 python3.3-minimal 3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 12.10: python2.7 2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4 python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4 python3.2 3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5 python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5 python3.3 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2 python3.3-minimal 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python2.7 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5 python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5 python3.2 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6 python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: python2.6 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3 python2.6-minimal 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2125-1 CVE-2014-1912 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3