USN-8614-1

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    USN-8614-1

    Published: 27 Jul 2026Last Modified: 28 Jul 2026

    Summary: python2.7, python3.5 vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled expanding environment variables in os.path.expandvars() when the input was user-controlled. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2025-6075) It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain malformed HTML-like markup in the HTMLParser module, raising an uncaught exception. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications that parse untrusted input to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-69534)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8614-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-6075, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-69534

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python2.7

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm21

    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
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm10
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm11
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm13
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm15
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm16
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm17
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm19
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm20

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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