python2.7 vulnerability

28 November 2017

python2.7 vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

Python could be made to run arbitrary code.

Software Description

• python2.7 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled decoding certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 17.04

python2.7 - 2.7.13-2ubuntu0.1

python2.7-minimal - 2.7.13-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

python2.7 - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2

python2.7-minimal - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

python2.7 - 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4

python2.7-minimal - 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

• CVE-2017-1000158