Ubuntu 6673-3: python-cryptography Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: python-cryptography could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - python-cryptography: Cryptography Python library Details: USN-6673-1 provided a security update for python-cryptography. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: 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 24.04 LTS python3-cryptography 41.0.7-4ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6673-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6673-1
CVE-2024-26130
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/41.0.7-4ubuntu0.1