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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-20907): Python vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-20907): Python vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/13/2020
Created
08/07/2020
Added
08/05/2020
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7-minimal
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-4-minimal
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-5
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-5-minimal
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-6
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-6-minimal
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-7
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-7-minimal
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-8
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-8-minimal

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