• pip vulnerability

    From boo_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Fri Oct 23 00:10:07 2020
    python-pip vulnerability

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

    * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

    Summary

    pip could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

    Software Description

    * python-pip - Python package installer

    Details

    It was discovered that pip did not properly sanitize the filename
    during pip install. A remote attacker could possible use this
    issue to read and write arbitrary files on the host filesystem as
    root, resulting in a directory traversal attack. (CVE-2019-20916)

    Update instructions

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

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    python-pip - 9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.4
    python3-pip - 9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.4

    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

    * CVE-2019-20916

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    * Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)