Ubuntu update for sqlparse

Published: 2024-05-13

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-4340
CWE-ID	CWE-674
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system python3-sqlparse (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Uncontrolled Recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU89381

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4340

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an uncontrolled recursion when processing a heavily nested list in sqlparse.parse(). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sqlparse to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04 - 24.04

python3-sqlparse (Ubuntu package): before 0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6771-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.