USN-7710-1: Python vulnerabilities

USN-7710-1: Python vulnerabilities
Publication date: 21 August 2025
Overview: Several security issues were fixed in Python.
Release: 25.04 , 24.04 LTS , 22.04 LTS

Packages

• python3.10 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
• python3.11 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
• python3.12 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
• python3.13 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
• python3.4 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
• python3.5 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
• python3.6 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
• python3.7 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
• python3.8 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language
• python3.9 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language

Details
It was discovered that Python inefficiently parsed maliciously crafted HTML
input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2025-6069)

It was discovered that Python incorrectly parsed maliciously crafted Tar
archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2025-8194)

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

25.04 plucky

• libpython3.13 – 3.13.3-1ubuntu0.3
• python3.13 – 3.13.3-1ubuntu0.3

24.04 noble

• libpython3.12t64 – 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.8
• python3.12 – 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.8

22.04 jammy

• libpython3.10 – 3.10.12-1~22.04.11
• libpython3.11 – 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm5
• python3.10 – 3.10.12-1~22.04.11
• python3.11 – 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm5

20.04 focal

• libpython3.8 – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm2
• libpython3.9 – 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm6
• python3.8 – 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm2
• python3.9 – 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm6

18.04 bionic

• idle-python3.8 – 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm6
• libpython3.6 – 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm6
• libpython3.7 – 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm7
• python3.6 – 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm6
• python3.7 – 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm7
• python3.8 – 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm6

16.04 xenial

• libpython3.5 – 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm19
• python3.5 – 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm19

14.04 trusty

• libpython3.4 – 3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm16
• libpython3.5 – 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm7
• python3.4 – 3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm16
• python3.5 – 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm7