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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3790-1 High: Requests Info Exposure

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Requests could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted HTTP header.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3790-1
October 15, 2018

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

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Requests could be made to expose sensitive information if it
received a specially crafted HTTP header.

Software Description:
- requests: elegant and simple HTTP library for Python

Details:

It was discovered that Requests incorrectly handled certain HTTP
headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  python-requests                 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1
  python3-requests                2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-requests                 2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1
  python3-requests                2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-requests                 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4
  python-requests-whl             2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4
  python3-requests                2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3790-1
  CVE-2018-18074

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3790-1 High: Requests Info Exposure

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Calendar Grey October 15, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Update USN-3791-1 addresses a critical vulnerability in handling requests that could lead to unintended data exposure through specially designed HTTP headers.
Requests could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted HTTP header.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   python-requests                 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1   python3-requests                2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   python-requests                 2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1   python3-requests                2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   python-requests                 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4   python-requests-whl             2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4   python3-requests                2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3790-1

  CVE-2018-18074

October 15, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4

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