USN-3463-1: Werkzeug vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3463-1
25th October, 2017
python-werkzeug vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Werkzeug could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software description
- python-werkzeug
– collection of utilities for WSGI applications
Details
It was discovered that Werkzeug did not properly handle certain
web scripts. A remote attacker could use this to inject arbitrary
code via a field that contains an exception message.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
python3-werkzeug
0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1
-
python-werkzeug
0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
python3-werkzeug
0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1
-
python-werkzeug
0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3463-1: Werkzeug vulnerability
