------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3460-1 debian-lts@lists.debian.org https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Guilhem Moulin June 20, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : python-mechanize Version : 1:0.2.5-3+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2021-32837 Erik Krogh Kristensen and Rasmus Petersen from the GitHub Security Lab discovered a ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) vulnerability in python-mechanize, a library to automate interaction with websites modeled after the Perl module WWW::Mechanize, which could lead to Denial of Service when parsing a malformed authentication header. For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1:0.2.5-3+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your python-mechanize packages. For the detailed security status of python-mechanize please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-mechanize Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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