USN-7886-2: Python vulnerabilities

USN-7886-2: Python vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Wed, 11/26/2025 - 22:50
USN-7886-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for python3.13 in Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python inefficiently handled expanding system environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2025-6075) Caleb Brown discovered that Python incorrectly handled the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset value. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obfuscate malicious content. (CVE-2025-8291)

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