========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8247-1 May 07, 2026
owslib vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
OWSLib could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- owslib: Client library for Open Geospatial (OGC) web services
Details:
It was discovered that OWSLib did not properly disable entity resolution
within its XML parser. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read
arbitrary files via a crafted XML payload.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
python3-owslib 0.25.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
python3-owslib 0.19.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
python-owslib 0.16.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-owslib 0.16.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
python-owslib 0.10.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-owslib 0.10.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8247-1
CVE-2023-27476
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