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Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7115-1 critical: waitress denial of service

Several security issues were fixed in Waitress.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7115-1 November 19, 2024 Waitress vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Waitress. Software Description: - waitress: production-quality pure-Python WSGI server Details: It was discovered that Waitress could process follow up requests when receiving a specially crafted message. An attacker could use this issue to have the server process inconsistent client requests. (CVE-2024-49768) Dylan Jay discovered that Waitress could be lead to write to an unexisting socket after closing the remote connection. An attacker could use this issue to increase resource utilization leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-49769) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10 python3-waitress 3.0.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS python3-waitress 2.1.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS python3-waitress 1.4.4-1.1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS python3-waitress 1.4.1-1ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7115-1 CVE-2024-49768, CVE-2024-49769 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/waitress/1.4.4-1.1ubuntu1.1 . Keep abreast of Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7115-2 addressing issues related to Waitress vulnerabilities impacting severalversions.. waitress security, Ubuntu updates, service threats. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 19, 2024 •Critical Ubuntu