USN-4022-1: Gunicorn vulnerability
Gunicorn vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Gunicorn could allow cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Software Description
- gunicorn – Python HTTP/WSGI server
Details
It was discovered that gunicorn improperly handled certain input. An attacker
could potentially use this issue execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- gunicorn – 19.4.5-1ubuntu1.1
- gunicorn3 – 19.4.5-1ubuntu1.1
- python-gunicorn – 19.4.5-1ubuntu1.1
- python3-gunicorn – 19.4.5-1ubuntu1.1
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-4022-1: Gunicorn vulnerability
