A oslo.utils security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 ESM, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 21.10.

USN-5369-1: oslo.utils vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5369-1
April 07, 2022

python-oslo.utils vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- python-oslo.utils: Oslo Utility library - doc

Details:

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

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 21.10:
python3-oslo.utils 4.10.0-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-oslo.utils 4.1.1-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
python-oslo.utils 3.35.0-0ubuntu1.1
python3-oslo.utils 3.35.0-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
python-oslo.utils 3.8.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
python3-oslo.utils 3.8.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5369-1
CVE-2022-0718

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-oslo.utils/4.10.0-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-oslo.utils/4.1.1-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-oslo.utils/3.35.0-0ubuntu1.1