USN-7040-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7040-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7040-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7040-1
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Published
2024-09-26T16:19:18.052241Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:38:40Z
Summary
configobj vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that ConfigObj contains regex that is susceptible to catastrophic backtracking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a regular expression denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / configobj

Package

Name
configobj
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/configobj@5.0.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.0.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.6-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-configobj",
            "binary_version": "5.0.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-configobj",
            "binary_version": "5.0.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-26112",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / configobj

Package

Name
configobj
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/configobj@5.0.6-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.0.6-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.6-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-configobj",
            "binary_version": "5.0.6-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-configobj",
            "binary_version": "5.0.6-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-26112",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / configobj

Package

Name
configobj
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/configobj@5.0.6-4ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.0.6-4ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.6-3
5.0.6-3build1
5.0.6-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-configobj",
            "binary_version": "5.0.6-4ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-26112",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / configobj

Package

Name
configobj
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/configobj@5.0.6-5ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.0.6-5ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.6-4
5.0.6-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-configobj",
            "binary_version": "5.0.6-5ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-26112",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}