Requests could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted HTTP header.
It was discovered that Requests incorrectly handled certain HTTP headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
15 October 2018
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Requests could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted HTTP header.
It was discovered that Requests incorrectly handled certain HTTP headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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