> USN-8087-3: python-cryptography vulnerability
[DATE: 28/04/2026 11:04]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
USN-8087-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-cryptography. This update
provides the corresponding update to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled subgroup
validation for SECT curves. A remote attacker could use this issue to
perform a subgroup attack and possibly recover the least significant bits
of private keys.