[USN-6243-2] Graphite-Web regression

[Amir Naseredini]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6243-2
August 09, 2023

graphite-web regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

USN-6243-1 caused a minor regression in Graphite-Web.

Software Description:
- graphite-web: A highly scalable real-time graphing system

Details:

USN-6243-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Graphite-Web. It was discovered that the
applied fix was incomplete. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

  It was discovered that Graphite-Web incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
  user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
  input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform
  server-side request forgery and obtain sensitive information. This issue
  only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-18638)

  It was discovered that Graphite-Web incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
  user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
  input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform
  cross site scripting and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-4728,
  CVE-2022-4729, CVE-2022-4730)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   graphite-web                    1.0.2+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6243-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6243-1
   https://launchpad.net/bugs/2030807

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