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Ubuntu 14.04: 2382-1 Moderate: Requests Authentication Exposure Issue

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Calendar Grey October 14, 2014
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Potential security flaws in Ubuntu 14.04 may leak authentication tokens across the network. It is advisable to upgrade for enhanced safety.
Requests could be made to expose authentication credentials over the network.

Summary

Requests could be made to expose authentication credentials over the

network.

Software Description:

- requests: elegant and simple HTTP library for Python

Details:

Jakub Wilk discovered that Requests incorrectly reused authentication

credentials after being redirected. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to obtain authentication credentials intended for another site.

(CVE-2014-1829, CVE-2014-1830)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Ubuntu requests library authentication exposure

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-requests                 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1
  python3-requests                2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2382-1

CVE-2014-1829, CVE-2014-1830

October 14, 2014

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Ubuntu requests library authentication exposure

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1

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