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Ubuntu 18.10 USN-3790-2 Critical: Requests Sensitive Exposure

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Calendar Grey October 22, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
Requests could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted HTTP header.

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:

USN-3790-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Requests. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that Requests incorrectly handled certain HTTP

 headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive

 information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update Ubuntu critical severity sensitive exposure requests HTTP header

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  python-requests                 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
  python3-requests                2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1

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

References

 

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

  CVE-2018-18074

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October 22, 2018

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security advisory update Ubuntu critical severity sensitive exposure requests HTTP header

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1

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