USN-5948-1: Werkzeug vulnerabilities

13 March 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Werkzeug.

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Releases

Packages

  • python-werkzeug - collection of utilities for WSGI applications (Python 2.x)

Details

It was discovered that Werkzeug did not properly handle the parsing of
nameless cookies. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
shadow other cookies. (CVE-2023-23934)

It was discovered that Werkzeug could be made to process unlimited number
of multipart form data parts. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Werkzeug to consume resources, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2023-25577)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04
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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