USN-5812-1: urllib3 vulnerability
19 January 2023
urllib3 could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- python-urllib3 - HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling
Details
It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly handled certain characters
in URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause urllib3
to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.