USN-8247-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8247-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8247-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8247-1
Upstream
Published
2026-05-07T11:44:25Z
Modified
2026-05-08T12:48:01.206186629Z
Summary
owslib vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that OWSLib did not properly disable entity resolution within its XML parser. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML payload.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / owslib

Package

Name
owslib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/owslib@0.10.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.10.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.9.0-1
0.9.2-1
0.10.0-1
0.10.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-owslib",
            "binary_version": "0.10.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.10.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "python3-owslib"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8247-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / owslib

Package

Name
owslib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/owslib@0.16.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.14.0-1
0.15.0-1
0.16.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-owslib",
            "binary_version": "0.16.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-owslib",
            "binary_version": "0.16.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8247-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / owslib

Package

Name
owslib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/owslib@0.19.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.19.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.18.0-1
0.18.0-2
0.19.0-1
0.19.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-owslib",
            "binary_version": "0.19.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8247-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / owslib

Package

Name
owslib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/owslib@0.25.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.23.0-1
0.25.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.25.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "python3-owslib"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8247-1.json"