Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2018204060000000
Revision Date:2018-12-23Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-20406 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:Modules/_pickle.c in Python before 3.7.1 has an integer overflow via a large LONG_BINPUT value that is mishandled during a "resize to twice the size" attempt. This issue might cause memory exhaustion, but is only relevant if the pickle format is used for serializing tens or hundreds of gigabytes of data.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-20406
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • python2.7 package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.4').
  • OR python3.5 package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.8').
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