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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6553-1
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.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6553-1December 12, 2023pydantic vulnerability==========================================================================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 craftedinput.Software Description:- pydantic: Data validation using Python type hints.Details:Nina Jensen discovered that Pydantic incorrectly handled user input in thedate and datetime fields. An attacker could possibly use this issue tocause a denial of service via application crash. (CVE-2021-29510)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): python3-pydantic 1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6553-1 CVE-2021-29510