USN-7040-2: ConfigObj vulnerability

14 October 2024

ConfigObj could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

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Releases

Packages

  • configobj - simple but powerful config file reader and writer for Python

Details

USN-7040-1 fixed a vulnerability in ConfigObj. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ConfigObj contains regex that is susceptible to
catastrophic backtracking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a regular expression denial of service.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04

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

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