USN-4333-2: Python vulnerabilities
USN-4333-2: Python vulnerabilities python3.8 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in Python. Software Description python3.8 – Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.8) Details USN-4333-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform CRLF injection. (CVE-2019-18348) It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8492) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS python3.8 – 3.8.2-1ubuntu1.1 python3.8-minimal – 3.8.2-1ubuntu1.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a [ more… ]