USN-7015-2: python2.7 Ubuntu

Published
Published 19-09-2024Last modified 25-06-2026

Vulnerability summary

USN-7015-2 is a vulnerability in python2.7 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

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CVSS score
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010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2024-6232CVE-2024-7592

Timeline

  1. 19-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

python2.7, python3.5 vulnerabilities USN-7015-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides one of the corresponding updates for python2.7 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and a second for python3.5 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Original advisory details: 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 resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected python3.5 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (CVE-2024-6232) It was discovered that the Python http.cookies module incorrectly handled parsing cookies that contained backslashes for quoted characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-7592)

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Public exploits

0 found

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

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Known conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu2 products
  • python2.7< 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm10 | < 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm5 | < 2.7.18-1~20.04.4+esm2 | < 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.2+esm2
  • python3.5< 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm14

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