Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Python vulnerabilities (USN-8509-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8509-1 advisory. It was discovered that Python incorrectly normalized paths in the tarfile module. An attacker could possibly use this issue to...

kernel: inet_diag: insufficient validation

The inetdiagbcaudit function in net/ipv4/inetdiag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly audit INETDIAG bytecode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel infinite loop via crafted INETDIAGREQBYTECODE instructions in a netlink message, as demonstrated by an...