USN-7084-2: pip vulnerability

Publication date

30 October 2024

Overview

urllib3 could leak sensitive information.


Packages

Details

USN-7084-1 fixed vulnerability in urllib3. This update provides the
corresponding update for the urllib3 module bundled into pip.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that urllib3 didn't strip HTTP Proxy-Authorization
header on cross-origin redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information.

USN-7084-1 fixed vulnerability in urllib3. This update provides the
corresponding update for the urllib3 module bundled into pip.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that urllib3 didn't strip HTTP Proxy-Authorization
header on cross-origin redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain 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
24.10 oracular python3-pip –  24.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
python3-pip-whl –  24.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
24.04 noble python3-pip –  24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
python3-pip-whl –  24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
22.04 jammy python3-pip –  22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5
python3-pip-whl –  22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5
20.04 focal python-pip-whl –  20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11
python3-pip –  20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11
18.04 bionic python-pip –  9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm6  
python-pip-whl –  9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm6  
python3-pip –  9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm6  
16.04 xenial python-pip –  8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm10  
python-pip-whl –  8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm10  
python3-pip –  8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm10  

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