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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6196-1
July 03, 2023

python-reportlab vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 23.04
• Ubuntu 22.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

ReportLab could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

• python-reportlab: library to create PDF documents

Details:

It was discovered that ReportLab incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.04:
python3-reportlab 3.6.12-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.10:
python3-reportlab 3.6.11-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3-reportlab 3.6.8-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-reportlab 3.5.34-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6196-1
CVE-2023-33733

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-reportlab/3.6.12-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-reportlab/3.6.11-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-reportlab/3.6.8-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-reportlab/3.5.34-1ubuntu1.1