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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6196-1 Critical: ReportLab Code Execution

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Calendar Grey July 3, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ensure your Ubuntu installations are up-to-date to address the serious vulnerability in python-reportlab which may permit the execution of arbitrary code.
ReportLab could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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security advisory critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu python-reportlab

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: python3-reportlab 3.6.12-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.10: python3-reportlab 3.6.11-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: python3-reportlab 3.6.8-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: python3-reportlab 3.5.34-1ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6196-1

CVE-2023-33733

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July 03, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu python-reportlab

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-reportlab/3.6.12-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-reportlab/3.6.11-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-reportlab/3.6.8-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-reportlab/3.5.34-1ubuntu1.1

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