USN-6991-1: AIOHTTP vulnerability

USN-6991-1: AIOHTTP vulnerability
5 September 2024

python-aiohttp would allow unintended access to files over the network.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages
python-aiohttp - http client/server for asyncio

Details
It was discovered that AIOHTTP did not properly restrict file access when
the ‘follow_symlinks’ option was set to True. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to access unauthorized files on the system.

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

Ubuntu 24.04
python-aiohttp-doc - 3.9.1-1ubuntu0.1