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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6553-1: Pydantic Update for DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey December 13, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Pydantic users on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS must recognize the risks posed by malicious inputs. Updating is advised to strengthen security and safeguard user data
Pydantic could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Pydantic could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

- pydantic: Data validation using Python type hints.

Details:

Nina Jensen discovered that Pydantic incorrectly handled user input in the

date and datetime fields. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause a denial of service via application crash. (CVE-2021-29510)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update input validation ubuntu pydantic

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   python3-pydantic                1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6553-1

CVE-2021-29510

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6553-1

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security advisory denial of service update input validation ubuntu pydantic

Package Information

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