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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844501
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4428-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'python2.7, python3.4, python3.5, python3.6, python3.8' package(s) announced via the USN-4428-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'python2.7, python3.4, python3.5, python3.6, python3.8' package(s) announced via the USN-4428-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Python documentation had a misleading information.
A security issue could be possibly caused by wrong assumptions of this information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-17514)

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain TAR archives.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-20907)

It was discovered that incorrectly handled certain ZIP files. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-9674)

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain IP values.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-14422)

Affected Software/OS:
'python2.7, python3.4, python3.5, python3.6, python3.8' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-17514
https://bugs.python.org/issue33275
https://github.com/bminor/bash/blob/ac50fbac377e32b98d2de396f016ea81e8ee9961/pathexp.c#L380
https://github.com/bminor/bash/blob/ac50fbac377e32b98d2de396f016ea81e8ee9961/pathexp.c#L405
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03216
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03216/suppl_file/ol9b03216_si_002.zip
https://twitter.com/LucasCMoore/status/1181615421922824192
https://twitter.com/chris_bloke/status/1181997278136958976
https://web.archive.org/web/20150822013622/https://docs.python.org/3/library/glob.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20150906020027/https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/glob.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20160309211341/https://docs.python.org/3/library/glob.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20160526201356/https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/glob.html
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zmjwda/a-code-glitch-may-have-caused-errors-in-more-than-100-published-studies
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4428-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-20907
https://bugs.python.org/issue39017
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21454
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0002/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YILCHHTNLH4GG4GSQBX2MZRKZBXOLCKE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDKKRXLNVXRF6VGERZSR3OMQR5D5QI6I/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTBKKOLFFNHG6CM4ACDX4APHSD5ZX5N4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TOGKLGTXZLHQQFBVCAPSUDA6DOOJFNRY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CTUNTBJ3POHONQOTLEZC46POCIYYTAKZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YSL3XWVDMSMKO23HR74AJQ6VEM3C2NTS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE4O3PNDNNOMSKHNUKZKD3NGHIFUFDPX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V3TALOUBYU2MQD4BPLRTDQUMBKGCAXUA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36XI3EEQNMHGOZEI63Y7UV6XZRELYEAU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OXI72HIHMXCQFWTULUXDG7VDA2BCYL4Y/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V53P2YOLEQH4J7S5QHXMKMZYFTVVMTMO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VT4AF72TJ2XNIKCR4WEBR7URBJJ4YZRD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CAXHCY4V3LPAAJOBCJ26ISZ4NUXQXTUZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CNHPQGSP2YM3JAUD2VAMPXTIUQTZ2M2U/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-01
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00032.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00024.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1254 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00051.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1257 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00052.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1258 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00053.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1265 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00056.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-9674
https://bugs.python.org/issue36260
https://bugs.python.org/issue36462
https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/zipfile.py
https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb
https://www.python.org/news/security/
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0274 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00003.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0696 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00041.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14422
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0004/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FCCZTAYZATTNSNEAXWA7U3HCO2OVQKT5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X36Y523UAZY5QFXZAAORNFY63HLBWX7N/
https://bugs.python.org/issue41004
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/20956
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00016.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0931 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00003.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0940 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00006.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0989 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00032.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1002 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00041.html
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