USN-8379-1: urllib3 vulnerabilities

Publication date

3 June 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in urllib3.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly handled cross-origin redirects
in ProxyManager. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2026-44431)

It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly handled decompression of
specially crafted responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause urllib3 to consume resources, leading to a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-44432)

It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly handled cross-origin redirects
in ProxyManager. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2026-44431)

It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly handled decompression of
specially crafted responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause urllib3 to consume resources, leading to a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-44432)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute python3-urllib3 –  2.6.3-1ubuntu1.1
25.10 questing python3-urllib3 –  2.3.0-3ubuntu0.6
24.04 LTS noble python3-urllib3 –  2.0.7-1ubuntu0.7
22.04 LTS jammy python3-urllib3 –  1.26.5-1~exp1ubuntu0.7

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