Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5105-1
October 06, 2021
python-bottle vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Bottle could be made to cache malicious requests if it received
a
specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- python-bottle: fast and simple WSGI-framework for Python -
documentation
Details:
It was discovered that Bottle incorrectly handled certain
inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cache malicious
requests.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-bottle 0.12.15-2.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
python-bottle 0.12.13-1ubuntu0.1
python3-bottle 0.12.13-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5105-1
CVE-2020-28473
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-bottle/0.12.15-2.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-bottle/0.12.13-1ubuntu0.1
Read more https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164436/USN-5105-1.txt