USN-7015-7
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7015-7
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7015-7.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7015-7
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2025-09-29T12:07:11.784762Z
- Modified
- 2025-12-19T20:36:55.403968Z
- Summary
- python2.7 regression
- Details
-
USN-7015-4 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2023-27043 for python2.7 was incorrectly applied on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the Python email module incorrectly parsed email addresses that contain special characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain protection mechanisms. (CVE-2023-27043)
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. (CVE-2024-6232)
It was discovered that the Python email module incorrectly quoted newlines for email headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform header injection. (CVE-2024-6923)
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)
It was discovered that the Python zipfile module incorrectly handled certain malformed zip files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-8088)
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / python2.7
Package
- Name
- python2.7
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.7@2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18
Affected versions
2.*
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "idle-python2.7",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7-dev",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7-minimal",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7-stdlib",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7-testsuite",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
},
{
"binary_name": "python2.7",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
},
{
"binary_name": "python2.7-dev",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
},
{
"binary_name": "python2.7-examples",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
},
{
"binary_name": "python2.7-minimal",
"binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm18"
}
],
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2023-27043"
}
]
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7015-7.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / python2.7
Package
- Name
- python2.7
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.7@2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13
Affected versions
2.*
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "idle-python2.7",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7-dev",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7-minimal",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7-stdlib",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpython2.7-testsuite",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
},
{
"binary_name": "python2.7",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
},
{
"binary_name": "python2.7-dev",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
},
{
"binary_name": "python2.7-examples",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
},
{
"binary_name": "python2.7-minimal",
"binary_version": "2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm13"
}
],
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2023-27043"
}
]
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7015-7.json"