USN-7955-1
Unknown
USN-7955-1: urllib3 vulnerability
Canonical (Ubuntu)
Released: January 12, 2026
Updated: January 15, 2026
Restart Required
Description
It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly handled decompression during
HTTP redirects. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause urllib3
to use excessive resources, causing a denial of service.
Fixed Vulnerabilities 1
Jan 07, 2026
urllib3 is an HTTP client library for Python. urllib3's streaming API is designed for the efficient handling of large HTTP responses by reading the content…
Quick Info
Patch ID:
USN-7955-1
Vendor:
Canonical (Ubuntu)
Severity:
Unknown
CVEs Fixed:
1
Restart:
Required
Vendor
Canonical (Ubuntu)Additional Info
action:
usn id:
USN-7955-1
summary:
urllib3 could be made to use excessive resources if it received specially
crafted network traffic.
usn number:
7955-1
instructions:
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.