Secunia Security Advisory - Ubuntu has issued an update for python. This fixes multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to potentially disclose sensitive information and malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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