CVE-2024-6923

Publication date 1 August 2024

Last updated 24 June 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. The email module didn’t properly quote newlines for email headers when serializing an email message allowing for header injection when an email is serialized.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python3.5 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored changes too intrusive
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored changes too intrusive
python2.7 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.7.18-1~20.04.5
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm7
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21
python3.4 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation
python3.6 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.7 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.8 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.12
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.9 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.10 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 3.10.12-1~22.04.6
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.11 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.12 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.2
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.13 25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
python3.8
python3.9
python3.10
python3.11
python3.12
python3.13

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-7015-1
    • Python vulnerabilities
    • 16 September 2024
    • USN-7015-5
    • Python vulnerabilities
    • 19 November 2024

Other references