Packages
- python-gevent - coroutine-based Python networking library
Details
It was discovered that the gevent WSGI server incorrectly validated chunked
transfer encoding trailers in HTTP requests. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks, leading
to privilege escalation.
It was discovered that the gevent WSGI server incorrectly validated chunked
transfer encoding trailers in HTTP requests. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks, leading
to privilege escalation.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | python3-gevent – 21.8.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | python3-gevent – 1.4.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | python-gevent – 1.2.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| python3-gevent – 1.2.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | python-gevent – 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| python3-gevent – 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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