Ubuntu Security Notice 3790-1 - It was discovered that Requests incorrectly handled certain HTTP headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3790-1
October 15, 2018
requests vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Requests could be made to expose sensitive information if it
received a specially crafted HTTP header.
Software Description:
- requests: elegant and simple HTTP library for Python
Details:
It was discovered that Requests incorrectly handled certain HTTP
headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
python-requests 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1
python3-requests 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
python-requests 2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1
python3-requests 2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
python-requests 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4
python-requests-whl 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4
python3-requests 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3790-1
CVE-2018-18074
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4