USN-6400-1: Python vulnerability
Severity
Medium
Vendor
VMware Tanzu
Versions Affected
- Canonical Ubuntu 16.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 18.04
Description
It was discovered that Python did not properly provide constant-time processing for a crypto operation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a timing attack and recover sensitive information. Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-6400-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: python2.7-dev - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 python2.7-doc - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 libpython2.7-stdlib - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 libpython2.7-minimal - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 libpython2.7 - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 libpython2.7-testsuite - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 python2.7 - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 idle-python2.7 - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 python2.7-examples - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 libpython2.7-dev - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 python2.7-minimal - 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro libpython3.5-stdlib - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 python3.5-venv - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 python3.5-doc - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 python3.5-dev - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 libpython3.5-dev - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 libpython3.5-minimal - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 python3.5 - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 idle-python3.5 - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 libpython3.5-testsuite - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 python3.5-examples - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 python3.5-minimal - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 libpython3.5 - 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm11 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2022-48566
Affected VMware Products and Versions
Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.
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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
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Isolation Segment
- 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.40, or later versions with Xenial Stemcells prior to 621.730
- 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.25, or later versions with Xenial Stemcells prior to 621.730
- 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.18
- 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.10+LTS-T
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Operations Manager
- 2.10.x versions prior to 2.10.65
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VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
- 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.46, or later versions with Xenial Stemcells prior to 621.730
- 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.28, or later versions with Xenial Stemcells prior to 621.730
- 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.18
- 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.10+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:
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Platform Automation Toolkit
- 4.0.13
- 4.1.13
- 4.2.8
- 4.3.5
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Isolation Segment
- 2.11.40, and upgrade Xenial Stemcells to 621.730 or greater
- 2.13.25, and upgrade Xenial Stemcells to 621.730 or greater
- 3.0.18
- 4.0.10+LTS-T
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Operations Manager
- 2.10.65
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VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
- 2.11.46, and upgrade Xenial Stemcells to 621.730 or greater
- 2.13.28, and upgrade Xenial Stemcells to 621.730 or greater
- 3.0.18
- 4.0.10+LTS-T
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-48566
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6400-1
- https://cloudfoundry.org/blog/usn-6400-1
History
2023-12-04: Initial vulnerability report published.