============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1897-1 July 03, 2013 pymongo vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: PyMongo could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software Description: - pymongo: Python interface to the MongoDB document-oriented database Details: Jibbers McGee discovered that PyMongo incorrectly handled certain invalid DBRefs. An attacker could use this issue to cause PyMongo to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: python-bson 2.2-4ubuntu0.1 python-bson-ext 2.2-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.10: python-bson 2.2-2ubuntu0.1 python-bson-ext 2.2-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python-bson 2.1-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1897-1 CVE-2013-2132 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pymongo/2.2-4ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pymongo/2.2-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pymongo/2.1-1ubuntu0.1