1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4535-1

USN-4535-1: RDFLib vulnerability

Publication date

23 September 2020

Overview

RDFLib could be made to made to execute arbitrary code if it were running in a directory with a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • rdflib - Pure Python package for working with RDF

Details

Gabriel Corona discovered that RDFLib did not properly load modules on the
command-line. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause RDFLib to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-7653)

Gabriel Corona discovered that RDFLib did not properly load modules on the
command-line. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause RDFLib to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-7653)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that make use of RDFLib to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial python-rdflib –  4.1.2-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
python-rdflib-tools –  4.1.2-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
python3-rdflib –  4.1.2-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

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