SB2021022706 - Arch Linux update for python

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SB2021022706 - Arch Linux update for python

Published: February 27, 2021 Updated: March 24, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2021022706
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23336)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform web cache spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in django.utils.http.limited_parse_qsl() when parsing strings with a semicolon (";"). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a spoofing attack.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3177)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary within the PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the Python applications that accept floating-point numbers as untrusted input, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References