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Ubuntu 23.10: USN-6473-1 Moderate: Urllib3 Information Disclosure Threat

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Calendar Grey November 7, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities addressed in Ubuntu's python-urllib3 across various versions. Ensure your system is updated immediately.
Several security issues were fixed in urllib3.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in urllib3. Software Description: - python-urllib3: HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling Details: It was discovered that urllib3 didn't strip HTTP Authorization header on cross-origin redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-25091) It was discovered that urllib3 didn't strip HTTP Cookie header on cross-origin redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-43804) It was discovered that urllib3 didn't strip HTTP body on status code 303 redirects under certain circumstances. A remote atta...

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security advisory Ubuntu moderate severity information disclosure urllib3 HTTP header

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10:   python3-urllib3                 1.26.16-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 23.04:   python3-urllib3                 1.26.12-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:   python3-urllib3                 1.26.5-1~exp1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:   python3-urllib3                 1.25.8-2ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   python-urllib3                  1.22-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1   python3-urllib3                 1.22-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   python-urllib3                  1.13.1-2ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm1   python3-urllib3                 1.13.1-2ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6473-1

  CVE-2018-25091, CVE-2023-43804, CVE-2023-45803

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6473-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu moderate severity information disclosure urllib3 HTTP header

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-urllib3/1.26.16-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-urllib3/1.26.12-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-urllib3/1.26.5-1~exp1ubuntu0.1

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