USN-7886-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for python3.13 in Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python inefficiently handled expanding system environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. ( CVE-2025-6075 ) Caleb Brown discovered that Python incorrectly handled the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset value. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obfuscate malicious content. ( CVE-2025-8291 )
USN-7886-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for python3.13 in Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Python inefficiently handled expanding system environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. ( CVE-2025-6075 )
Caleb Brown discovered that Python incorrectly handled the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset value. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obfuscate malicious content. ( CVE-2025-8291 )
USN-7886-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for python3.13 in Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python inefficiently handled expanding system environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. ( CVE-2025-6075 ) Caleb Brown discovered that Python incorrectly handled the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset value. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obfuscate malicious content. ( CVE-2025-8291 )
USN-7886-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for python3.13 in Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Python inefficiently handled expanding system environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. ( CVE-2025-6075 )
Caleb Brown discovered that Python incorrectly handled the ZIP64 End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset value. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obfuscate malicious content. ( CVE-2025-8291 )
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