Ubuntu Security Notice 6553-1 - Nina Jensen discovered that Pydantic incorrectly handled user input in the date and datetime fields. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service via application crash.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6553-1
December 12, 2023
pydantic vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
Pydantic could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.
Software Description:
- pydantic: Data validation using Python type hints.
Details:
Nina Jensen discovered that Pydantic incorrectly handled user input in the
date and datetime fields. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service via application crash. (CVE-2021-29510)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
python3-pydantic 1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6553-1
CVE-2021-29510