=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1314-1
December 19, 2011
python3.1, python3.2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
Applications using certain Python 3 modules could be made to crash or
expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- python3.1: An interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.1)
- python3.2: An interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.2)
Details:
Giampaolo Rodola discovered that the smtpd module in Python 3 did not
properly handle certain error conditions. A remote attacker could exploit
this to cause a denial of service via daemon outage. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2010-3493)
Niels Heinen discovered that the urllib module in Python 3 would process
Location headers that specify a file:// URL. A remote attacker could use
this to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via
resource consumption. (CVE-2011-1521)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 11.04:
python3.1-minimal 3.1.3-1ubuntu1.1
python3.2-minimal 3.2-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 10.10:
python3.1-minimal 3.1.2+20100915-0ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
python3.1-minimal 3.1.2-0ubuntu3.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Daemons using the urllib or smtpd modules may also need to be restarted
after a pplying this update.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1314-1
CVE-2010-3493, CVE-2011-1521
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.1/3.1.3-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.2/3.2-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.1/3.1.2+20100915-0ubuntu4.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.1/3.1.2-0ubuntu3.1
