USN-6155-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6155-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6155-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6155-2
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Published
2023-06-15T09:48:17.068448Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:27Z
Summary
requests vulnerability
Details

USN-6155-1 fixed a vulnerability in Requests. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and 18.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Dennis Brinkrolf and Tobias Funke discovered that Requests incorrectly leaked Proxy-Authorization headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / requests

Package

Name
requests
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/requests@2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.0-3
2.8.1-1
2.9.1-1ubuntu1
2.9.1-2
2.9.1-3
2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python-requests"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python3-requests"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-32681",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / requests

Package

Name
requests
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/requests@2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.18.1-1
2.18.4-1
2.18.4-2
2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python-requests"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python3-requests"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-32681",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}