USN-6513-2: Python vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Vendor

Canonical Ubuntu

Description

USN-6513-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain plist files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted plist file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48564) It was discovered that Python instances of ssl.SSLSocket were vulnerable to a bypass of the TLS handshake. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications to treat unauthenticated received data before TLS handshake as authenticated data after TLS handshake. (CVE-2023-40217) Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-6513-2` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: python3.8-minimal – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 python3.8-full – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 libpython3.8-minimal – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 python3.8-examples – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 python3.8-dev – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 libpython3.8-dev – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 python3.8-venv – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 libpython3.8 – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 idle-python3.8 – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 libpython3.8-testsuite – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 libpython3.8-stdlib – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 python3.8 – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 python3.8-doc – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9 No subscription required

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2023-40217.

Affected Cloud Foundry Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

• cflinuxfs4
  • All versions prior to 1.55.0
• Jammy Stemcells
  • 1.x versions prior to 1.318
  • All other stemcells not listed.
• CF Deployment
  • All versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.318

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigations below.

The Cloud Foundry project recommends upgrading the following releases:

• cflinuxfs4
  • Upgrade all versions to 1.55.0 or greater
• Jammy Stemcells
  • Upgrade 1.x versions to 1.318 or greater
  • All other stemcells should be upgraded to the latest version available on bosh.io.
• CF Deployment
  • For all versions, upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.318 or greater

History

2024-03-18: Initial vulnerability report published.