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Debian 10 Buster DLA-3460-1 Critical: Python-Mechanize ReDoS DoS Threat

debian lts
Calendar Grey June 20, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
To mitigate Denial of Service risks from the ReDoS vulnerability in python-mechanize, upgrade the package as per Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3460-1
Erik Krogh Kristensen and Rasmus Petersen from the GitHub Security Lab discovered a ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) vulnerability in python-mechanize, a library to aut...

Summary

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
1:0.2.5-3+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-mechanize packages.

For the detailed security status of python-mechanize please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/python-mechanize

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: python-mechanize
Version: 1:0.2.5-3+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2021-32837

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