========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7216-1 January 16, 2025
tqdm vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Summary:
tqdm could be made to crash or to allow arbitary code execution if it
received specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- tqdm: fast, extensible progress bar for Python 3 and CLI tool
Details:
It was discovered that tqdm did not properly sanitize non-boolean CLI
Arguments. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code on the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-34062)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
python3-tqdm 4.66.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
python3-tqdm 4.57.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7216-1
CVE-2024-34062
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