USN-6196-1: ReportLab vulnerability

Publication date

3 July 2023

Overview

ReportLab could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that ReportLab incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that ReportLab incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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
23.04 lunar python3-reportlab –  3.6.12-1ubuntu0.1
22.10 kinetic python3-reportlab –  3.6.11-1ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy python3-reportlab –  3.6.8-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal python3-reportlab –  3.5.34-1ubuntu1.1

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