Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4668-4

advisory denial of service local python In: advisory, denial of service, local, python

Ubuntu Security Notice 4668-4 - USN-4668-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4668-4