Seens the bug is already known and fixed since 2014 but found not its way to ubuntu repos. http://bugs.python.org/issue22636
** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security ** Bug watch added: Python Roundup #22636 http://bugs.python.org/issue22636 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1512068 Title: Python ctypes.util , Shell Injection in find_library() To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1512068/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs