USN-5767-3: Python vulnerability

24161

22 May 2023

22 May 2023

CLOSED

MEDIUM

CVE-2022-37454

Severity

medium

Vendor

VMware Tanzu

Versions Affected

  • Canonical Ubuntu 18.04

Description

USN-5767-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update fixes the problem for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: 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) Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-5767-3` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: libpython3.6-stdlib - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 python3.6-venv - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 python3.6-doc - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 libpython3.6-testsuite - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 python3.6-dev - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 python3.6 - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 python3.6-minimal - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 idle-python3.6 - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 libpython3.6 - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 libpython3.6-dev - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 python3.6-examples - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 libpython3.6-minimal - 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.10 No subscription required

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

Affected VMware Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

  • Platform Automation Toolkit
    • 4.4.x versions prior to 4.4.31
    • 5.0.x versions prior to 5.0.24
    • 5.1.x versions prior to 5.1.1
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.30
    • 2.12.x versions prior to 2.12.20
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.15
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.8
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.36
    • 2.12.x versions prior to 2.12.25
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.18
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.8

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
    • 4.4.31
    • 5.0.24
    • 5.1.1
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.30
    • 2.12.20
    • 2.13.15
    • 3.0.8
    • 4.0.0+LTS-T
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.36
    • 2.12.25
    • 2.13.18
    • 3.0.8
    • 4.0.0+LTS-T

References

History

2023-05-22: Initial vulnerability report published.