A Requests security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 22.10, and 23.04.

[USN-6155-1] Requests vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6155-1
June 12, 2023

requests vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Requests could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:
- requests: elegant and simple HTTP library for Python

Details:

Dennis Brinkrolf and Tobias Funke discovered that Requests incorrectly
leaked Proxy-Authorization headers. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
python3-requests 2.28.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.10:
python3-requests 2.27.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3-requests 2.25.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-requests 2.22.0-2ubuntu1.1

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6155-1
CVE-2023-32681

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.28.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.27.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.25.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/requests/2.22.0-2ubuntu1.1