Details
Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler discovered that Python's repr() function did
not properly handle UTF-32/UCS-4 strings. If an application uses
repr() on arbitrary untrusted data, this could be exploited to execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the python application.
Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler discovered that Python's repr() function did
not properly handle UTF-32/UCS-4 strings. If an application uses
repr() on arbitrary untrusted data, this could be exploited to execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the python application.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.06 dapper | python2.4-minimal – 2.4.3-0ubuntu6 | ||
| python2.3-dbg – 2.3.5-9ubuntu1.2 | |||
| 5.10 breezy | python2.3 – 2.3.5-8ubuntu0.2 | ||
| python2.4-minimal – 2.4.2-1ubuntu0.2 | |||
| 5.04 hoary | python2.3 – 2.3.5-2ubuntu0.3 | ||
| python2.4-minimal – 2.4.1-0ubuntu0.2 | |||
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