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Ubuntu 11.10 USN-1375-1 Moderate: httplib2 Sensitivity Threat

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httplib2 could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1375-1
February 27, 2012

python-httplib2 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

httplib2 could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:
- python-httplib2: comprehensive HTTP client library written for Python

Details:

The httplib2 Python library earlier than version 0.7.0 did not perform any
server certificate validation when using HTTPS connections. If a remote
attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could
be exploited to alter or compromise confidential information in
applications that used the httplib2 library.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 11.10:
  python-httplib2                 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.10.1
  python3-httplib2                0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.10.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
  python-httplib2                 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.04.1
  python3-httplib2                0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.04.1

Ubuntu 10.10:
  python-httplib2                 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.10.1
  python3-httplib2                0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.10.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  python-httplib2                 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1

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

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1375-1
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/+bug/882030

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1


Ubuntu 11.10 USN-1375-1 Moderate: httplib2 Sensitivity Threat

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Calendar Grey February 27, 2012
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1375-1 highlights a vulnerability in httplib2 that may lead to sensitive information exposure. Users should update promptly
httplib2 could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: python-httplib2 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.10.1 python3-httplib2 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.10.1 Ubuntu 11.04: python-httplib2 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.04.1 python3-httplib2 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.04.1 Ubuntu 10.10: python-httplib2 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.10.1 python3-httplib2 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.10.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: python-httplib2 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1375-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/+bug/882030

February 27, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1

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