| Name | CVE-2018-20406 |
| 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. This issue is fixed in: v3.4.10, v3.4.10rc1; v3.5.10, v3.5.10rc1, v3.5.7, v3.5.7rc1, v3.5.8, v3.5.8rc1, v3.5.8rc2, v3.5.9; v3.6.10, v3.6.10rc1, v3.6.11, v3.6.11rc1, v3.6.12, v3.6.7, v3.6.7rc1, v3.6.7rc2, v3.6.8, v3.6.8rc1, v3.6.9, v3.6.9rc1; v3.7.1, v3.7.1rc1, v3.7.1rc2, v3.7.2, v3.7.2rc1, v3.7.3, v3.7.3rc1, v3.7.4, v3.7.4rc1, v3.7.4rc2, v3.7.5, v3.7.5rc1, v3.7.6, v3.7.6rc1, v3.7.7, v3.7.7rc1, v3.7.8, v3.7.8rc1, v3.7.9. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1663-1, DLA-2280-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| python2.7 (PTS) | buster | 2.7.16-2+deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.7.16-2+deb10u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2.7.18-8+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| python3.7 (PTS) | buster | 3.7.3-2+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 3.7.3-2+deb10u7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| python2.7 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| python3.4 | source | jessie | 3.4.2-1+deb8u2 | DLA-1663-1 | ||
| python3.4 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | ||
| python3.5 | source | stretch | 3.5.3-1+deb9u2 | DLA-2280-1 | ||
| python3.5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | ||
| python3.6 | source | (unstable) | 3.6.7~rc1-1 | unimportant | ||
| python3.7 | source | (unstable) | 3.7.0-7 | unimportant |
- python2.7 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://bugs.python.org/issue34656
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a4ae828ee416a66d8c7bf5ee71d653c2cc6a26dd (master)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ef4306b24c9034d6b37bb034e2ebe82e745d4b77 (3.7)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/71a9c65e74a70b6ed39adc4ba81d311ac1aa2acc (3.6)
Negligible security impact