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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-7101-1 - Pydantic Denial of Service Update

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Calendar Grey November 12, 2024
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Pydantic upgrade on Ubuntu addresses a serious vulnerability, avoiding failures from malicious data. Take action for safety!
Pydantic could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Pydantic could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

- pydantic: Data validation using Python type hints.

Details:

It was discovered that Pydantic incorrectly handled certain regular

expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service via a crafted email string.

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-pydantic                1.8.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   python3-pydantic                1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7101-1

  CVE-2024-3772

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