USN-5369-1: oslo.utils vulnerability

Publication date

7 April 2022

Overview

oslo.utils could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that oslo.utils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

It was discovered that oslo.utils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
21.10 impish python3-oslo.utils –  4.10.0-0ubuntu1.1
20.04 focal python3-oslo.utils –  4.1.1-0ubuntu1.1
18.04 bionic python-oslo.utils –  3.35.0-0ubuntu1.1
python3-oslo.utils –  3.35.0-0ubuntu1.1
16.04 xenial python-oslo.utils –  3.8.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
python3-oslo.utils –  3.8.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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