Ubuntu alert USN-7927-3 (python-urllib3)

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[USN-7927-3] urllib3 regression
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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:25:13 +0000
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7927-3
January 13, 2026

python-urllib3 regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-7927-1 introduced a regression in urllib3

Software Description:
- python-urllib3: HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling

Details:

USN-7927-1 fixed vulnerabilities in urllib3. The update for CVE-2025-66471
introduced a regression in urllib3 when decompressing zstd data. This
update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 Illia Volochii discovered that urllib3 did not limit the steps in a
 decompression chain. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
 urllib3 to use excessive resources, causing a denial of service.
 (CVE-2025-66418)

 Rui Xi discovered that urllib3 incorrectly handled highly compressed data.
 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause urllib3 to use
 excessive resources, causing a denial of service. This issue only affected
 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.04, and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-66471)

 For the brotli encoding, the fix for CVE-2025-66471 requires an additional
 security update in the brotli package.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  python3-urllib3                 2.3.0-3ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 25.04
  python3-urllib3                 2.3.0-2ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  python3-urllib3                 2.0.7-1ubuntu0.6

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7927-3
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7927-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7927-1
  CVE-2025-66471, https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2136906

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-urllib3/2.3.0...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-urllib3/2.3.0...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-urllib3/2.0.7...


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