USN-6513-2

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    USN-6513-2

    Published: 27 Nov 2023Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: python3.8, python3.10, python3.11 vulnerability

    Details: 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)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6513-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40217

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python3.8

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~20.04.9?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9

    Affected versions

    3.8.0-1
    3.8.0-2
    3.8.0-3
    3.8.0-4
    3.8.0-5
    3.8.1-2ubuntu3
    3.8.2~rc1-1ubuntu1
    3.8.2-1
    3.8.2-1ubuntu1
    3.8.2-1ubuntu1.1
    3.8.2-1ubuntu1.2
    3.8.5-1~20.04
    3.8.5-1~20.04.2
    3.8.5-1~20.04.3
    3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04
    3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
    3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
    3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.4
    3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5
    3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6
    3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.7
    3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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