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Update09/12/2024

USN-7002-1: Setuptools vulnerability

Ubuntu Desktop
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Update from:
patrick-devicebase (expert)

USN-7002-1: Setuptools vulnerability
12 September 2024

setuptools could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages
python-setuptools - Python Distutils Enhancements
setuptools - Python Distutils Enhancements

Details
It was discovered that setuptools was vulnerable to remote code
execution. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04
python3-setuptools - 68.1.2-2ubuntu1.1

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