Critical pysha3 Vulnerability in Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04 LTS
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: pysha3 could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted data. Software Description: - pysha3: SHA-3 (Keccak) hash implementation Details: Nicky Mouha discovered that pysha incorrectly handled certain SHA-3 operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause pysha3 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: python3-sha3 1.0.2-4.2ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: python3-sha3 1.0.2-4ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6525-1
CVE-2022-37454
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pysha3/1.0.2-4.2ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pysha3/1.0.2-4ubuntu0.1