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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-5576-1 Severe: Twisted Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey August 24, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An alarming vulnerability is present in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linked to Twisted's flawed processing of HTTP requests, which could lead to the exposure of confidential information.
Twisted could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

Twisted could be made to expose sensitive information over the

network.

Software Description:

- twisted: Event-based framework for internet applications

Details:

It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly parsed some types of HTTP requests

in its web server implementation. In certain proxy or multi-server

configurations, a remote attacker could craft malicious HTTP requests in order

to obtain sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory information exposure ubuntu network threat twisted

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3-twisted 22.1.0-2ubuntu2.3

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5576-1

CVE-2022-24801

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August 24, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory information exposure ubuntu network threat twisted

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twisted/22.1.0-2ubuntu2.3

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