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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-5105-1 High: python-bottle Cache Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 7, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A serious vulnerability in Python-Bottle affects all supported Ubuntu versions, risking unauthorized access to cached data and compromising sensitive information.
Bottle could be made to cache malicious requests if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

Bottle could be made to cache malicious requests if it received a

specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- python-bottle: fast and simple WSGI-framework for Python - documentation

Details:

It was discovered that Bottle incorrectly handled certain inputs.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cache malicious requests.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory high severity malicious input cache issue python-bottle Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  python3-bottle                  0.12.15-2.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  python-bottle                   0.12.13-1ubuntu0.1
  python3-bottle                  0.12.13-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5105-1

CVE-2020-28473

October 06, 2021

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory high severity malicious input cache issue python-bottle Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-bottle/0.12.15-2.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-bottle/0.12.13-1ubuntu0.1

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