USN-5767-1: Python vulnerabilities

24141

13 April 2023

13 April 2023

CLOSED

MEDIUM

CVE-2022-37454,CVE-2022-45061

Severity

medium

Vendor

VMware Tanzu

Versions Affected

  • Canonical Ubuntu 18.04
  • Canonical Ubuntu 22.04

Description

Nicky Mouha discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain SHA-3 internals. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-37454) It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain IDNA inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information denial of service, or cause a crash. (CVE-2022-45061) Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-5767-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: python3.8-minimal - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 python3.8-full - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 libpython3.8-minimal - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 python3.8-examples - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 python3.8-dev - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 libpython3.8-stdlib - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 python3.8-venv - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 libpython3.8 - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 idle-python3.8 - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 libpython3.8-testsuite - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 libpython3.8-dev - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 python3.8 - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 python3.8-doc - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6 No subscription required

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2022-37454, CVE-2022-45061

Affected VMware Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

  • Platform Automation Toolkit
    • 4.4.x versions prior to 4.4.30
    • 5.0.x versions prior to 5.0.23
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.26
    • 2.12.x versions prior to 2.12.16
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.11
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.7, or later versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.80
  • Operations Manager
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.2
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.32
    • 2.12.x versions prior to 2.12.21
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.14
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.7, or later versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.80

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigation below. On the Tanzu Network product page for each release, check the Depends On section and/or Release Notes for this information. Releases that have fixed this issue include:
  • Platform Automation Toolkit
    • 4.4.30
    • 5.0.23
    • 5.1.0
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.26
    • 2.12.16
    • 2.13.11
    • 3.0.7, and upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.80 or greater
  • Operations Manager
    • 3.0.2
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.32
    • 2.12.21
    • 2.13.14
    • 3.0.7, and upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.80 or greater

References

History

2023-04-13: Initial vulnerability report published.