About Ubuntu

=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-359-1 October 06, 2006 python2.3, python2.4 vulnerabilities CVE-2006-4980 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.04 Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.04: python2.3 2.3.5-2ubuntu0.3 python2.4-minimal 2.4.1-0ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 5.10: python2.3 2.3.5-8ubuntu0.2 python2.4-minimal 2.4.2-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: python2.3-dbg 2.3.5-9ubuntu1.2 python2.4-minimal 2.4.3-0ubuntu6 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler discovered that Python's repr() function did not properly handle UTF-32/UCS-4 strings. If an application uses repr() on arbitrary untrusted data, this could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the python application.