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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-7040-2: Critical ConfigObj Crash Issue

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Calendar Grey October 14, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security Update for ConfigObj on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS mitigating potential crash from malicious input.
ConfigObj could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: ConfigObj could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - configobj: simple but powerful config file reader and writer for Python Details: USN-7040-1 fixed a vulnerability in ConfigObj. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details:  It was discovered that ConfigObj contains regex that is susceptible to  catastrophic backtracking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to  cause a regular expression denial of service.

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS   python-configobj                4.7.2+ds-5ubuntu0.1~esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7040-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7040-1

  CVE-2023-26112

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7040-2

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