Ubuntu 1596-1: Python 2.6 vulnerabilities
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: python2.6 2.6.7-4ubuntu1.1 python2.6-minimal 2.6.7-4ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 11.04: python2.6 2.6.6-6ubuntu7.1 python2.6-minimal 2.6.6-6ubuntu7.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: python2.6 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.1 python2.6-minimal 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1596-1
CVE-2008-5983, CVE-2010-1634, CVE-2010-2089, CVE-2010-3493,
CVE-2011-1015, CVE-2011-1521, CVE-2011-4940, CVE-2011-4944,
CVE-2012-0845, CVE-2012-1150
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/2.6.7-4ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/2.6.6-6ubuntu7.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/2.6.5-1ubuntu6.1