Ubuntu Security Update USN-5953-1: IPython vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that IPython incorrectly processed REST API POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to launch a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and leak user's sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-5607) It was discovered that IPython did not properly manage cross user temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2022-21699)

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