USN-4333-2

Details

USN-4333-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Python incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform CRLF injection. (CVE-2019-18348)

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8492)

Affected Packages

python3.8

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Fixed in:

3.8.2-1ubuntu1.1

References

REPORT

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18348

REPORT

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8492

ADVISORY

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4333-2