USN-5354-1: Twisted vulnerabilities

30 March 2022

Several security issues were fixed in Twisted.

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Releases

Packages

  • twisted - Event-based framework for internet applications

Details

It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly filtered HTTP headers when clients
are being redirected to another origin. A remote attacker could use this issue
to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21712)

It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly processed SSH handshake data on
connection establishments. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
Twisted to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21716)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 21.10
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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