USN-6673-2

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    USN-6673-2

    Published: 14 Mar 2024Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: python-cryptography vulnerability

    Details: USN-6673-1 provided a security update for python-cryptography. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Hubert Kario discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled errors returned by the OpenSSL API when processing incorrect padding in RSA PKCS#1 v1.5. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose confidential or sensitive information. (CVE-2023-50782)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6673-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50782

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-cryptography

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-cryptography?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.0.1-1ubuntu1
    1.0.2-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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