USN-3402-1: PySAML2 vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3402-1

24th August, 2017

python-pysaml2 vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software description

• python-pysaml2 - Pure python implementation of SAML2

Details

It was discovered that PySAML2 incorrectly handled certain
SAML XML requests and responses. A remote attacker could use
this issue to read arbitrary files.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 17.04:

python-pysaml2 3.0.0-3ubuntu1.17.04.1

python3-pysaml2 3.0.0-3ubuntu1.17.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

python-pysaml2 3.0.0-3ubuntu1.16.04.1

python3-pysaml2 3.0.0-3ubuntu1.16.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

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

References

CVE-2016-10149

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2iusrsD