[USN-2125-1] Python vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2125-1
March 03, 2014

python2.6, python2.7, python3.2, python3.3 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Python could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.3: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.2: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python2.6: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

Ryan Smith-Roberts discovered that Python incorrectly handled buffer sizes
when using the socket.recvfrom_into() function. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
  python2.7                       2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1
  python3.3                       3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1
  python3.3-minimal               3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  python2.7                       2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4
  python3.2                       3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5
  python3.2-minimal               3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5
  python3.3                       3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2
  python3.3-minimal               3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python2.7                       2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5
  python2.7-minimal               2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5
  python3.2                       3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6
  python3.2-minimal               3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  python2.6                       2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3
  python2.6-minimal               2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2125-1
  CVE-2014-1912

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.5-8ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.2-7ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-5ubuntu4.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-6ubuntu3.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2.3-0ubuntu3.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/2.6.5-1ubuntu6.3


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