Ubuntu alert USN-6801-1 (python-pymysql)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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"ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com>
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[USN-6801-1] PyMySQL vulnerability
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Thu, 30 May 2024 10:26:55 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6801-1
May 30, 2024

python-pymysql vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

PyMySQL could be vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

Software Description:
- python-pymysql: Pure-Python MySQL driver

Details:

It was discovered that PyMySQL incorrectly escaped untrusted JSON input. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3-pymysql                 1.0.2-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 23.10
   python3-pymysql                 1.0.2-1ubuntu1.23.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-pymysql                 1.0.2-1ubuntu1.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   python3-pymysql                 0.9.3-2ubuntu3.1

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6801-1
   CVE-2024-36039

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pymysql/1.0.2...
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pymysql/1.0.2...
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pymysql/1.0.2...
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pymysql/0.9.3...