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USN-5083-1: Python vulnerabilities

16 September 2021

Several security issues were fixed in Python.

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Releases

Packages

  • python3.4 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
  • python3.5 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain RFCs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2021-3733)

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain
server responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3737)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04

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

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