Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-430-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Miles Egan discovered that mod_python, when used in output filter mode, did not handle output larger than 16384 bytes, and would display freed memory, possibly disclosing private data. Thanks to Jim Garrison of the Software Freedom Law Center for identifying the original bug as a security vulnerability.
Affected
libapache2-mod-python vulnerability on Ubuntu 5.10 , Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-2680 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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