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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.3940
USN-6226-1: SciPy vulnerabilities
13 July 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: SciPy
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-29824 CVE-2023-25399
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6226-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.7 CVE-2023-29824 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: NVD, [SUSE]
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-6226-1: SciPy vulnerabilities
13 July 2023
Several security issues were fixed in SciPy.
Releases
o Ubuntu 22.10
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Packages
o scipy – scientific library for Python – documentation
Details
It was discovered that SciPy did not properly manage memory operations
during reference counting. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2023-25399 )
A use-after-free was discovered in SciPy when handling reference counts. An
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. ( CVE-2023-29824 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 22.10
o python3-scipy – 1.8.1-10ubuntu0.22.10.1
Ubuntu 22.04
o python3-scipy – 1.8.0-1exp2ubuntu1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04
o python3-scipy – 1.3.3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2023-29824
o CVE-2023-25399
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