[USN-7216-1] tqdm vulnerability

[Nico Campuzano]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7216-1
January 16, 2025

tqdm vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

tqdm could be made to crash or to allow arbitary code execution if it
received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- tqdm: fast, extensible progress bar for Python 3 and CLI tool

Details:

It was discovered that tqdm did not properly sanitize non-boolean CLI
Arguments. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code on the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-34062)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3-tqdm                    4.66.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-tqdm                    4.57.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7216-1
   CVE-2024-34062

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