USN-5821-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5821-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5821-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5821-2
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Published
2023-01-24T14:31:28Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:16.679572887Z
Summary
wheel vulnerability
Details

USN-5821-1 fixed a vulnerability in wheel. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details:

Sebastian Chnelik discovered that wheel incorrectly handled certain file names when validated against a regex expression. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / wheel

Package

Name
wheel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wheel?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.29.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.26.0-1
0.29.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-wheel",
            "binary_version": "0.29.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-wheel-common",
            "binary_version": "0.29.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-wheel",
            "binary_version": "0.29.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}
source 
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