[USN-6984-1] WebOb vulnerability
Leonidas S. Barbosa
leo.barbosa at canonical.com
Mon Sep 2 16:17:05 UTC 2024
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6984-1
September 02, 2024
python-webob vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
WebOb could be made to redirect of forward to undesired URLs.
Software Description:
- python-webob: Python module providing WSGI request and response objects
Details:
It was discovered that WebOb incorrectly handled certain URLs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to control a redirect or
forward to another URL.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
python3-webob 1:1.8.7-1ubuntu0.1.24.04.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
python3-webob 1:1.8.6-1.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
python3-webob 1:1.8.5-2ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6984-1
CVE-2024-42353
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-webob/1:1.8.7-1ubuntu0.1.24.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-webob/1:1.8.6-1.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-webob/1:1.8.5-2ubuntu0.1
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