Ubuntu 6243-2: Graphite-Web regression
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: USN-6243-1 caused a minor regression in Graphite-Web. Software Description: - graphite-web: A highly scalable real-time graphing system Details: USN-6243-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Graphite-Web. It was discovered that the applied fix was incomplete. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Graphite-Web incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform server-side request forgery and obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-18638) It was discovered that Graphite-Web incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially craf...
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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): graphite-web 1.0.2+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6243-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6243-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2030807
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