Packages
- python-httplib2 - comprehensive HTTP client library written for Python3
Details
It was discovered that httplib2 performed unbounded decompression of HTTP
response bodies when the server used gzip or deflate Content-Encoding. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause httplib2 to use
excessive resources, leading to a denial of service.
It was discovered that httplib2 performed unbounded decompression of HTTP
response bodies when the server used gzip or deflate Content-Encoding. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause httplib2 to use
excessive resources, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | python3-httplib2 – 0.22.0-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | python3-httplib2 – 0.20.4-3ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | python3-httplib2 – 0.20.2-2ubuntu0.1 | ||
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