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

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Calendar Grey October 14, 2024
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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

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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