USN-3496-1: Python vulnerability
USN-3496-1: Python vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3496-1 28th November, 2017 python2.7 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Python could be made to run arbitrary code. Software description python2.7 – An interactive high-level object-oriented language Details It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled decoding certain strings.An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: python2.7-minimal 2.7.13-2ubuntu0.1 python2.7 2.7.13-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: python2.7-minimal 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2 python2.7 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: python2.7-minimal 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4 python2.7 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2017-1000158 Source: USN-3496-1: Python vulnerability