Severity

medium

Vendor

VMware Tanzu

Versions Affected

• Canonical Ubuntu 16.04
• Canonical Ubuntu 18.04

Description

USN-6394-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-6394-2` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: libpython2.7-minimal - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 libpython2.7 - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 python2.7 - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 python2.7-dev - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 libpython2.7-testsuite - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 libpython2.7-dev - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 python2.7-minimal - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 idle-python2.7 - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 python2.7-doc - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 python2.7-examples - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 libpython2.7-stdlib - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm8 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2022-48560

Affected VMware Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

• Platform Automation Toolkit
  • 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.13
  • 4.1.x versions prior to 4.1.13
  • 4.2.x versions prior to 4.2.8
  • 4.3.x versions prior to 4.3.5
• Isolation Segment
  • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.42
  • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.27
  • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.20
  • 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.12+LTS-T
• Operations Manager
  • 2.10.x versions prior to 2.10.50
• VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
  • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.48
  • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.30
  • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.20
  • 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.12+LTS-T

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
  • 4.0.13
  • 4.1.13
  • 4.2.8
  • 4.3.5
• Isolation Segment
  • 2.11.42
  • 2.13.27
  • 3.0.20
  • 4.0.12+LTS-T
• Operations Manager
  • 2.10.50
• VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
  • 2.11.48
  • 2.13.30
  • 3.0.20
  • 4.0.12+LTS-T

References

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-48560
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6394-2
• https://cloudfoundry.org/blog/usn-6394-2

History

2023-12-04: Initial vulnerability report published.