Summary
USN-7955-1 fixed vulnerabilities in urllib3. The update introduced a
regression in response streaming on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly handled decompression during
HTTP redirects. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause urllib3
to use excessive resources, causing a denial of service.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | python-urllib3 | 1.26.5-1~exp1ubuntu0.6 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | python-urllib3 | 1.25.8-2ubuntu0.4+esm4 |