=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-430-1 March 06, 2007 libapache2-mod-python vulnerability CVE-2004-2680 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.10: libapache2-mod-python 3.1.3-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libapache2-mod-python 3.1.4-0ubuntu1.1 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Apache to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: 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.