Ubuntu Security Notice 6155-1 - Dennis Brinkrolf and Tobias Funke discovered that Requests incorrectly leaked Proxy-Authorization headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6155-1
June 12, 2023
requests vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
Requests could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- requests: elegant and simple HTTP library for Python
Details:
Dennis Brinkrolf and Tobias Funke discovered that Requests incorrectly
leaked Proxy-Authorization headers. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04:
python3-requests 2.28.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 22.10:
python3-requests 2.27.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3-requests 2.25.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-requests 2.22.0-2ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6155-1
CVE-2023-32681
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.28.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.27.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.25.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.22.0-2ubuntu1.1