diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4 b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4
index 05ea5a11..d69fa729 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# disable `_FORTITY_SOURCE` to fix build of CPython (>= 2.4, <= 2.4.3) (#422)
-package_option python configure BASECFLAGS="-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
 #require_gcc
 install_package "readline-6.3" "http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/readline/readline-6.3.tar.gz#56ba6071b9462f980c5a72ab0023893b65ba6debb4eeb475d7a563dc65cafd43" standard --if has_broken_mac_readline
 install_package "Python-2.4" "http://python.org/ftp/python/2.4/Python-2.4.tgz#ff746de0fae8691c082414b42a2bb172da8797e6e8ff66c9a39d2e452f7034e9" ldflags_dirs standard verify_py24
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.1 b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.1
index b23e4ce0..f14a99b8 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.1
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.1
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# disable `_FORTITY_SOURCE` to fix build of CPython (>= 2.4, <= 2.4.3) (#422)
-package_option python configure BASECFLAGS="-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
 #require_gcc
 install_package "readline-6.3" "http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/readline/readline-6.3.tar.gz#56ba6071b9462f980c5a72ab0023893b65ba6debb4eeb475d7a563dc65cafd43" standard --if has_broken_mac_readline
 install_package "Python-2.4.1" "http://python.org/ftp/python/2.4.1/Python-2.4.1.tgz#f449c3b167389324c525ad99d02376c518ac11e163dbbbc13bc88a5c7101fd00" ldflags_dirs standard verify_py24
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.2 b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.2
index 2738360b..fdeff6ad 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.2
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.2
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# disable `_FORTITY_SOURCE` to fix build of CPython (>= 2.4, <= 2.4.3) (#422)
-package_option python configure BASECFLAGS="-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
 #require_gcc
 install_package "readline-6.3" "http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/readline/readline-6.3.tar.gz#56ba6071b9462f980c5a72ab0023893b65ba6debb4eeb475d7a563dc65cafd43" standard --if has_broken_mac_readline
 install_package "Python-2.4.2" "http://python.org/ftp/python/2.4.2/Python-2.4.2.tgz#2653e1846e87fd9b3ee287fefc965c80c54646548b4913a22265b0dd54493adf" ldflags_dirs standard verify_py24
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.3 b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.3
index ba1521ed..8579fc25 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.3
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/2.4.3
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# disable `_FORTITY_SOURCE` to fix build of CPython (>= 2.4, <= 2.4.3) (#422)
-package_option python configure BASECFLAGS="-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
 #require_gcc
 install_package "readline-6.3" "http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/readline/readline-6.3.tar.gz#56ba6071b9462f980c5a72ab0023893b65ba6debb4eeb475d7a563dc65cafd43" standard --if has_broken_mac_readline
 install_package "Python-2.4.3" "http://python.org/ftp/python/2.4.3/Python-2.4.3.tgz#985a413932f5e31e6280b37da6b285a3a0b2748c6786643989ed9b23de97e2d5" ldflags_dirs standard verify_py24
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4.1/Python-2.4.1/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4.1/Python-2.4.1/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e479194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4.1/Python-2.4.1/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Author: Dwayne Litzenberger <dlitz@dlitz.net>
+Date:   Sun Jun 22 01:15:05 2014 -0700
+
+    Patch configure to handle Ubuntu Bug#286334
+    
+    Fixes this crash:
+    
+        *** buffer overflow detected ***: ./python terminated
+        ======= Backtrace: =========
+        /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__fortify_fail+0x37)[0x2b08765c9007]
+
+diff --git configure configure
+index 4838393..654de3f 100755
+--- configure
++++ configure
+@@ -20798,6 +20798,15 @@ done
+ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: done" >&5
+ echo "${ECHO_T}done" >&6
+ 
++case $ac_sys_system in
++Linux*)
++# Workaround for bug in Ubuntu 10.10 amd64 gcc-4.4
++# See http://orip.org/2008/10/building-python-235-on-ubuntu-intrepid.html
++# and Ubuntu Bug #286334
++BASECFLAGS="$BASECFLAGS -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
++;;
++esac
++
+ # generate output files
+                     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile.pre Modules/Setup.config"
+ 
+diff --git configure.in configure.in
+index ba7a011..060a73f 100644
+--- configure.in
++++ configure.in
+@@ -3072,6 +3072,15 @@ for dir in $SRCDIRS; do
+ done
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(done)
+ 
++case $ac_sys_system in
++Linux*)
++# Workaround for bug in Ubuntu 10.10 amd64 gcc-4.4
++# See http://orip.org/2008/10/building-python-235-on-ubuntu-intrepid.html
++# and Ubuntu Bug #286334
++BASECFLAGS="$BASECFLAGS -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
++;;
++esac
++
+ # generate output files
+ AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile.pre Modules/Setup.config)
+ AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4.2/Python-2.4.2/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4.2/Python-2.4.2/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e479194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4.2/Python-2.4.2/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Author: Dwayne Litzenberger <dlitz@dlitz.net>
+Date:   Sun Jun 22 01:15:05 2014 -0700
+
+    Patch configure to handle Ubuntu Bug#286334
+    
+    Fixes this crash:
+    
+        *** buffer overflow detected ***: ./python terminated
+        ======= Backtrace: =========
+        /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__fortify_fail+0x37)[0x2b08765c9007]
+
+diff --git configure configure
+index 4838393..654de3f 100755
+--- configure
++++ configure
+@@ -20798,6 +20798,15 @@ done
+ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: done" >&5
+ echo "${ECHO_T}done" >&6
+ 
++case $ac_sys_system in
++Linux*)
++# Workaround for bug in Ubuntu 10.10 amd64 gcc-4.4
++# See http://orip.org/2008/10/building-python-235-on-ubuntu-intrepid.html
++# and Ubuntu Bug #286334
++BASECFLAGS="$BASECFLAGS -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
++;;
++esac
++
+ # generate output files
+                     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile.pre Modules/Setup.config"
+ 
+diff --git configure.in configure.in
+index ba7a011..060a73f 100644
+--- configure.in
++++ configure.in
+@@ -3072,6 +3072,15 @@ for dir in $SRCDIRS; do
+ done
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(done)
+ 
++case $ac_sys_system in
++Linux*)
++# Workaround for bug in Ubuntu 10.10 amd64 gcc-4.4
++# See http://orip.org/2008/10/building-python-235-on-ubuntu-intrepid.html
++# and Ubuntu Bug #286334
++BASECFLAGS="$BASECFLAGS -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
++;;
++esac
++
+ # generate output files
+ AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile.pre Modules/Setup.config)
+ AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4.3/Python-2.4.3/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4.3/Python-2.4.3/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e479194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4.3/Python-2.4.3/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Author: Dwayne Litzenberger <dlitz@dlitz.net>
+Date:   Sun Jun 22 01:15:05 2014 -0700
+
+    Patch configure to handle Ubuntu Bug#286334
+    
+    Fixes this crash:
+    
+        *** buffer overflow detected ***: ./python terminated
+        ======= Backtrace: =========
+        /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__fortify_fail+0x37)[0x2b08765c9007]
+
+diff --git configure configure
+index 4838393..654de3f 100755
+--- configure
++++ configure
+@@ -20798,6 +20798,15 @@ done
+ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: done" >&5
+ echo "${ECHO_T}done" >&6
+ 
++case $ac_sys_system in
++Linux*)
++# Workaround for bug in Ubuntu 10.10 amd64 gcc-4.4
++# See http://orip.org/2008/10/building-python-235-on-ubuntu-intrepid.html
++# and Ubuntu Bug #286334
++BASECFLAGS="$BASECFLAGS -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
++;;
++esac
++
+ # generate output files
+                     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile.pre Modules/Setup.config"
+ 
+diff --git configure.in configure.in
+index ba7a011..060a73f 100644
+--- configure.in
++++ configure.in
+@@ -3072,6 +3072,15 @@ for dir in $SRCDIRS; do
+ done
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(done)
+ 
++case $ac_sys_system in
++Linux*)
++# Workaround for bug in Ubuntu 10.10 amd64 gcc-4.4
++# See http://orip.org/2008/10/building-python-235-on-ubuntu-intrepid.html
++# and Ubuntu Bug #286334
++BASECFLAGS="$BASECFLAGS -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
++;;
++esac
++
+ # generate output files
+ AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile.pre Modules/Setup.config)
+ AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4/Python-2.4/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4/Python-2.4/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e479194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/patches/2.4/Python-2.4/001_fortify_crash_workaround.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Author: Dwayne Litzenberger <dlitz@dlitz.net>
+Date:   Sun Jun 22 01:15:05 2014 -0700
+
+    Patch configure to handle Ubuntu Bug#286334
+    
+    Fixes this crash:
+    
+        *** buffer overflow detected ***: ./python terminated
+        ======= Backtrace: =========
+        /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__fortify_fail+0x37)[0x2b08765c9007]
+
+diff --git configure configure
+index 4838393..654de3f 100755
+--- configure
++++ configure
+@@ -20798,6 +20798,15 @@ done
+ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: done" >&5
+ echo "${ECHO_T}done" >&6
+ 
++case $ac_sys_system in
++Linux*)
++# Workaround for bug in Ubuntu 10.10 amd64 gcc-4.4
++# See http://orip.org/2008/10/building-python-235-on-ubuntu-intrepid.html
++# and Ubuntu Bug #286334
++BASECFLAGS="$BASECFLAGS -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
++;;
++esac
++
+ # generate output files
+                     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile.pre Modules/Setup.config"
+ 
+diff --git configure.in configure.in
+index ba7a011..060a73f 100644
+--- configure.in
++++ configure.in
+@@ -3072,6 +3072,15 @@ for dir in $SRCDIRS; do
+ done
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(done)
+ 
++case $ac_sys_system in
++Linux*)
++# Workaround for bug in Ubuntu 10.10 amd64 gcc-4.4
++# See http://orip.org/2008/10/building-python-235-on-ubuntu-intrepid.html
++# and Ubuntu Bug #286334
++BASECFLAGS="$BASECFLAGS -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
++;;
++esac
++
+ # generate output files
+ AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile.pre Modules/Setup.config)
+ AC_OUTPUT