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Ubuntu 22.04: USN-6243-1 Critical Graphite-Web Input Flaws

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Calendar Grey July 25, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities resolved in Graphite-Web via Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6243-2, tackling severe input processing weaknesses.
Several security issues were fixed in Graphite-Web.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Graphite-Web.

Software Description:

- graphite-web: A highly scalable real-time graphing system

Details:

It was discovered that Graphite-Web incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a

user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted

input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform

server-side request forgery and obtain sensitive information. This issue

only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-18638)

It was discovered that Graphite-Web incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a

user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted

input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform

cross site scripting and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-4728,

CVE-2022-4729, CVE-2022-4730)

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical ubuntu input handling graphite-web

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   graphite-web                    1.1.8-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   graphite-web                    1.1.4-5ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   graphite-web                    1.0.2+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   graphite-web                    0.9.15+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   graphite-web                    0.9.12+debian-3ubuntu0.1~esm2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6243-1

CVE-2017-18638, CVE-2022-4728, CVE-2022-4729, CVE-2022-4730

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6243-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical ubuntu input handling graphite-web

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphite-web/1.1.8-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphite-web/1.1.4-5ubuntu0.1

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