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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6906-1 Moderate: python-zipp Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6907-1 addresses a python-requests vulnerability that may lead to unexpected behavior when processing malformed HTTP responses.
python-zipp could be made to crash if certain zip files are used.

Summary

python-zipp could be made to crash if certain zip files are used.

Software Description:

- python-zipp: pathlib-compatible Zipfile object wrapper - Python 3.x

Details:

It was discovered that python-zipp did not properly handle the zip files

with malformed names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update ubuntu python zip file

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3-zipp                    1.0.0-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-zipp                    1.0.0-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   pypy-zipp                       1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1
   python-zipp                     1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1
   python3-zipp                    1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6906-1

CVE-2024-5569

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6906-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update ubuntu python zip file

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-zipp/1.0.0-6ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-zipp/1.0.0-3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-zipp/1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

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