ELA-135-1 python2.6 security update

multiple vulnerabilities

2019-06-25
Packagepython2.6
Version2.6.8-1.1+deb7u3
Related CVEs CVE-2019-9636 CVE-2019-9740 CVE-2019-9947 CVE-2019-9948


Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Python, an interactive high-level object-oriented language, including

CVE-2019-9636

Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding (with an incorrect netloc)
during NFKC normalization resulting in information disclosure
(credentials, cookies, etc. that are cached against a given
hostname).  A specially crafted URL could be incorrectly parsed to
locate cookies or authentication data and send that information to
a different host than when parsed correctly.

CVE-2019-9740

An issue was discovered in urllib2 where CRLF injection is possible
if the attacker controls a url parameter, as demonstrated by the
first argument to urllib.request.urlopen with \r\n (specifically in
the query string after a ? character) followed by an HTTP header or
a Redis command.

CVE-2019-9947

An issue was discovered in urllib2 where CRLF injection is possible
if the attacker controls a url parameter, as demonstrated by the
first argument to urllib.request.urlopen with \r\n (specifically in
the path component of a URL that lacks a ? character) followed by an
HTTP header or a Redis command. This is similar to the CVE-2019-9740
query string issue.

CVE-2019-9948

urllib supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for
remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist
file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a
urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.


For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.8-1.1+deb7u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your python2.6 packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.