The remote Ubuntu 20.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5888-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were     tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-20107)

    Hamza Avvan discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system     were tricked into running a specially crafted input, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-28861)

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were     tricked into running a specially crafted input, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-37454, CVE-2022-42919)

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were     tricked into running a specially crafted input, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a     denial of service. (CVE-2022-45061, CVE-2023-24329)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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Ubuntu 20.04 ESM : Python vulnerabilities (USN-5888-1)

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