Summary
USN-5821-3 fixed a vulnerability in pip. The update introduced
a minor regression in Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory 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.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | python-pip | 9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | python-pip | 1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm4 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | python-pip | 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm5 |
References
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report
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2009130