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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.3787
USN-6196-1: ReportLab vulnerability
4 July 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: ReportLab
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-33733
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6196-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.8 CVE-2023-33733 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: NVD
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-6196-1: ReportLab vulnerability
3 July 2023
ReportLab could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Releases
o Ubuntu 23.04
o Ubuntu 22.10
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Packages
o python-reportlab – library to create PDF documents
Details
It was discovered that ReportLab incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 23.04
o python3-reportlab – 3.6.12-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 22.10
o python3-reportlab – 3.6.11-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 22.04
o python3-reportlab – 3.6.8-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04
o python3-reportlab – 3.5.34-1ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2023-33733
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