[USN-6547-1] Python vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6547-1
December 11, 2023

python3.11 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04

Summary:

Python could be made to bypass security measures if it processed a
malicious filename.

Software Description:
- python3.11: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

it was discovered that Python incorrectly handled null bytes when
normalizing pathnames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
certain filename checks.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   python3.11                      3.11.4-1~23.04.2

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6547-1
   CVE-2023-41105

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.11/3.11.4-1~23.04.2

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