USN-5369-1: oslo.utils vulnerability

7 April 2022

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

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Details

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

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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
Ubuntu 16.04

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

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