Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7040-2
2024-10-15 22:15:58 Author: packetstormsecurity.com(查看原文) 阅读量:1 收藏

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7040-2
October 14, 2024

configobj vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

ConfigObj could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- configobj: simple but powerful config file reader and writer for Python

Details:

USN-7040-1 fixed a vulnerability in ConfigObj. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ConfigObj contains regex that is susceptible to
catastrophic backtracking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a regular expression denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
python-configobj 4.7.2+ds-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7040-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7040-1
CVE-2023-26112


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