1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7216-1

USN-7216-1: tqdm vulnerability

Publication date

16 January 2025

Overview

tqdm could be made to crash or to allow arbitary code execution if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • tqdm - fast, extensible progress bar for Python 3 and CLI tool

Details

It was discovered that tqdm did not properly sanitize non-boolean CLI
Arguments. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code on the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-34062)

It was discovered that tqdm did not properly sanitize non-boolean CLI
Arguments. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code on the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-34062)

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
24.04 noble python3-tqdm –  4.66.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
22.04 jammy python3-tqdm –  4.57.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2  

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