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Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7084-1 critical: urllib3 sensitive information leak

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Calendar Grey October 29, 2024
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Critical alert for Ubuntu users: A security vulnerability in urllib3 causing exposure of confidential information has been addressed. Ensure systems are updated.
urllib3 could leak sensitive information.

Summary

urllib3 could leak sensitive information.

Software Description:

- python-urllib3: HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling

Details:

It was discovered that urllib3 didn't strip HTTP Proxy-Authorization header

on cross-origin redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue

to obtain sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote attack Ubuntu update instructions sensitive information python-urllib3 urllib3

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   python3-urllib3                 2.0.7-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3-urllib3                 2.0.7-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-urllib3                 1.26.5-1~exp1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   python3-urllib3                 1.25.8-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   python-urllib3                  1.22-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3-urllib3                 1.22-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   python-urllib3                  1.13.1-2ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3-urllib3                 1.13.1-2ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7084-1

  CVE-2024-37891

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7084-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote attack Ubuntu update instructions sensitive information python-urllib3 urllib3

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-urllib3/2.0.7-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-urllib3/1.26.5-1~exp1ubuntu0.2

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