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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 : Python vulnerabilities (USN-7583-1)

🗓️ 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, 24.10, 25.04 has Python vulnerabilities allowing file modification and data loss.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7583-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/24");

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-7583-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled tar archive extraction with the filtering option. An
    attacker could possibly use this issue to modify files in arbitrary filesystem locations and cause data
    loss.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('24.04' >< os_release || '24.10' >< os_release || '25.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 24.04 / 24.10 / 25.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'idle-python3.12', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12-dev', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12-stdlib', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12-testsuite', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12t64', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.12', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-dev', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-examples', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-full', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-nopie', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-venv', 'pkgver': '3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'idle-python3.12', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'idle-python3.13', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12-dev', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12-stdlib', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12-testsuite', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.12t64', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13-dev', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13-stdlib', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13-testsuite', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.12', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-dev', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-examples', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-full', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-gdbm', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-nopie', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-tk', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.12-venv', 'pkgver': '3.12.7-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.13', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-dev', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-examples', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-full', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-gdbm', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-nopie', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-tk', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-venv', 'pkgver': '3.13.0-1ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'idle-python3.13', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13-dev', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13-stdlib', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.13-testsuite', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.13', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-dev', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-examples', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-full', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-gdbm', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-nopie', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-tk', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.13-venv', 'pkgver': '3.13.3-1ubuntu0.2'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'idle-python3.12 / idle-python3.13 / libpython3.12-dev / etc');
}

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24 Feb 2026 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.19.4
EPSS0.01184
SSVC
7