Ubuntu 6673-1: python-cryptography vulnerabilities
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in python-cryptography. Software Description: - python-cryptography: Cryptography Python library Details: Hubert Kario discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled errors returned by the OpenSSL API when processing incorrect padding in RSA PKCS#1 v1.5. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose confidential or sensitive information. (CVE-2023-50782) It was discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled memory operations when processing mismatched PKCS#12 keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-cryptography to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2024-26130)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: python3-cryptography 38.0.4-4ubuntu0.23.10.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: python3-cryptography 3.4.8-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: python-cryptography 2.8-3ubuntu0.3 python3-cryptography 2.8-3ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): python-cryptography 2.1.4-1ubuntu1.4+esm1 python3-cryptography 2.1.4-1ubuntu1.4+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6673-1
CVE-2023-50782, CVE-2024-26130
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/38.0.4-4ubuntu0.23.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/3.4.8-1ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.8-3ubuntu0.3
