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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2022-48565): Python vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2022-48565): Python vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/22/2023
Created
09/18/2023
Added
09/18/2023
Modified
07/12/2024

Description

An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libpython2-7
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libpython2-7-stdlib
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libpython3-5
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libpython3-5-stdlib
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7-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

References

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