Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.7040.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7040-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'configobj' package(s) announced via the USN-7040-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'configobj' package(s) announced via the USN-7040-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that ConfigObj contains regex that is susceptible to catastrophic backtracking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a regular expression denial of service. Affected Software/OS: 'configobj' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-26112 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BO4RLMYEJODCNUE3DJIIUUFVTPAG6VN/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZHY7B33EFY4LESP2NI4APQUPRROTAZK/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYU4IHVLOTYMFPH7KDOJGKZQR4GKWPFK/ https://github.com/DiffSK/configobj/issues/232 https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-CONFIGOBJ-3252494
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