Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6801-1 Critical: Python-PyMySQL SQL Injection

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May 30, 2024

PyMySQL could be vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

Summary

PyMySQL could be vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

Software Description:

- python-pymysql: Pure-Python MySQL driver

Details:

It was discovered that PyMySQL incorrectly escaped untrusted JSON input. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks.

Topics Covered

security advisory critical sql injection ubuntu python-pymysql

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3-pymysql                 1.0.2-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 23.10
   python3-pymysql                 1.0.2-1ubuntu1.23.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-pymysql                 1.0.2-1ubuntu1.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   python3-pymysql                 0.9.3-2ubuntu3.1

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