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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-26112): ConfigObj vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-26112): ConfigObj vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/03/2023
Created
09/28/2024
Added
09/27/2024
Modified
11/15/2024

Description

All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\). **Note:** This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python-configobj
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-configobj

References

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