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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : urllib3 vulnerabilities (USN-8379-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 318624

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8379-1 advisory.

 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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python3-urllib3 package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8379-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 318624

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8379-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/4/2026

Updated: 6/4/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44431

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.9

Threat Score: 6.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44432

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-urllib3, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44431, CVE-2026-44432

USN: 8379-1