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Ubuntu 22.10: USN-5822-1 Moderate: Keyboard Control Exploit

wheel could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5821-1 January 24, 2023 wheel vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary: wheel could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - wheel: built-package format for Python Details: Sebastian Chnelik discovered that wheel incorrectly handled certain file names when validated against a regex expression. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: python3-wheel 0.37.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: python3-wheel 0.37.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: python3-wheel 0.34.2-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: python-wheel 0.30.0-0.2ubuntu0.1 python3-wheel 0.30.0-0.2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: python-wheel 0.24.0-1~ubuntu1.1+esm1 python3-wheel 0.24.0-1~ubuntu1.1+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. If installed, python-pip and python3-pip will also need to be updated. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5821-1 CVE-2022-40898 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wheel/0.37.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wheel/0.37.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wheel/0.34.2-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wheel/0.30.0-0.2ubuntu0.1 . Debian Security Update DSU-4321-1 addresses an integer overflow flaw impacting the libxml2 package through malicious XML. Ensure your systems are secure.. Ubuntu Security, Wheel Update, Denial of Service, Update Instructions. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 24, 2023 •Important Ubuntu