USN-7015-2

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    USN-7015-2

    Published: 19 Sept 2024Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: python2.7, python3.5 vulnerabilities

    Details: USN-7015-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides one of the corresponding updates for python2.7 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and a second for python3.5 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python allowed excessive backtracking while parsing certain tarfile headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected python3.5 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (CVE-2024-6232) It was discovered that the Python http.cookies module incorrectly handled parsing cookies that contained backslashes for quoted characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-7592)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6232, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-7592

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python2.7

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.7?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm10

    Affected versions

    2.7.10-4ubuntu1
    2.7.10-4ubuntu2
    2.7.11-2
    2.7.11-3
    2.7.11-4
    2.7.11-6
    2.7.11-7
    2.7.11-7ubuntu1
    2.7.12-1~16.04
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.1
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.3
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.4
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.8
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.9
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.11
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.12
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.13
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.14
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.16
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm1
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm2
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm3
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm4
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm5
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm6
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm9

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