USN-4855-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4855-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4855-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4855-1
Related
Published
2021-03-15T22:41:35.129032Z
Modified
2021-03-15T22:41:35.129032Z
Summary
ipython vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that IPython did not properly sanitize certain input. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted notebook file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ipython

Package

Name
ipython
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipython?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.0-2ubuntu1
2.3.0-2ubuntu2
2.4.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "ipython"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "ipython-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "ipython-notebook"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "ipython-notebook-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "ipython-qtconsole"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "ipython3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "ipython3-notebook"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "ipython3-qtconsole"
        }
    ]
}