Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 1,295
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 1,295

Ubuntu 22.04 OWSLib Important Info Exposure Vuln USN-8247-1 CVE-2023-27476

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 7, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu OWSLib security update fixes sensitive info exposure issue. Ensure systems are updated to prevent data leaks.
OWSLib could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

OWSLib could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- owslib: Client library for Open Geospatial (OGC) web services

Details:

It was discovered that OWSLib did not properly disable entity resolution

within its XML parser. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read

arbitrary files via a crafted XML payload.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important information exposure arbitrary file access OWSLib

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  python3-owslib                  0.25.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  python3-owslib                  0.19.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  python-owslib                   0.16.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-owslib                  0.16.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  python-owslib                   0.10.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-owslib                  0.10.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8247-1

CVE-2023-27476

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8247-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important information exposure arbitrary file access OWSLib

Package Information

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here