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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6547-1
December 11, 2023python3.11 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.04
Summary:
Python could be made to bypass security measures if it processed a
malicious filename.
Software Description:
- python3.11: An interactive high-level object-oriented language
Details:
it was discovered that Python incorrectly handled null bytes when
normalizing pathnames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
certain filename checks.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04:
python3.11 3.11.4-1~23.04.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6547-1
CVE-2023-41105
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.11/3.11.4-1~23.04.2