Ubuntu update for python-py

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU65859

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29651

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can preform compute-time denial of service attack by supplying malicious input to the blame functionality.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python-py to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

python-py (Ubuntu package): before 1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1

python3-py (Ubuntu package): before 1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1

pypy-py (Ubuntu package): before 1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5138-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.