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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : httplib2 vulnerability (USN-8537-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 327064
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8537-1 advisory.It was discovered that httplib2 performed unbounded decompression of HTTP response bodies when the server used gzip or deflate Content-Encoding. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause httplib2 to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected python3-httplib2 package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 327064
File Name: ubuntu_USN-8537-1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 7/15/2026
Updated: 7/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-59939
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-httplib2, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-59939
USN: 8537-1