[USN-7280-2] Python vulnerability

[John Breton]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7280-2
May 22, 2025

python vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Python could allow Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks.

Software Description:
- python3.13: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python2.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.11: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.9: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.6: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.7: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.8: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
- python3.4: An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details:

USN-7280-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python. This update provides the
corresponding updates for some additional Python packages in Ubuntu
releases.

Original advisory details:

  It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled parsing domain names
  that included square brackets. A remote attacker could possibly use
  this issue to perform a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   python3.13                      3.13.0-1ubuntu0.2
   python3.13-minimal              3.13.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python2.7                       2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python2.7-minimal               2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.11                      3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.11-minimal              3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   python2.7                       2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python2.7-minimal               2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.9                       3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.9-minimal               3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   python2.7                       2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm11
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python2.7-minimal               2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm11
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.6                       3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.6-minimal               3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.7                       3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.7-minimal               3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.8                       3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.8-minimal               3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   python2.7                       2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm16
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python2.7-minimal               2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm16
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   python2.7                       2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm25
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python2.7-minimal               2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm25
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.4                       3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm15
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3.4-minimal               3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm15
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7280-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7280-1
   CVE-2025-0938

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.13/3.13.0-1ubuntu0.2

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