USN-7488-1: Python vulnerabilities

USN-7488-1: Python vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled parsing bracketed hosts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack. This issue only affected python 2.7 and python3.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; python2.7 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS; python2.7, python3.6, python3.7, and python3.8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS; python2.7 and python3.9 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS; and python2.7 and python3.11 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-11168) It was discovered that Python allowed excessive backtracking while parsing certain tarfile headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected python3.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; python3.6, python3.7, and python3.8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS; python3.9 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS; and python3.11 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-6232) It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled quoted path names when using the venv module. A local attacker able to control virtual environments could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code when the virtual environment is activated. This issue only affected python3.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; python3.6, python3.7, and python3.8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS; python3.9 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS; python3.11 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS; and python3.13 on Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-9287)

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