1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5713-1

USN-5713-1: Python vulnerability

Publication date

3 November 2022

Overview

Python could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted socket connections.

Releases

Packages

  • python3.10 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details

Devin Jeanpierre discovered that Python incorrectly handled sockets when
the multiprocessing module was being used. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

Devin Jeanpierre discovered that Python incorrectly handled sockets when
the multiprocessing module was being used. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.10 kinetic python3.10 –  3.10.7-1ubuntu0.1
python3.10-minimal –  3.10.7-1ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy python3.10 –  3.10.6-1~22.04.1
python3.10-minimal –  3.10.6-1~22.04.1

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