Severity
Medium
Vendor
Canonical Ubuntu
Versions Affected
- Canonical Ubuntu 16.04
Description
Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2020-27351.
Affected Cloud Foundry Products and Versions
Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.
- Xenial Stemcells
- 315.x versions prior to 315.204
- 456.x versions prior to 456.131
- 621.x versions prior to 621.95
- All other stemcells not listed.
Mitigation
Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigations below. The Cloud Foundry project recommends upgrading the following releases:
- Xenial Stemcells
- Upgrade 315.x versions to 315.204 or greater
- Upgrade 456.x versions to 456.131 or greater
- Upgrade 621.x versions to 621.95 or greater
- All other stemcells should be upgraded to the latest version available on bosh.io.
References
History
2021-01-13: Initial vulnerability report published.
