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USN-8751-1: Urwid vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu USN-8751-1 patches Urwid weak PRNG issue allowing local attacker possible denial of service or code execution.

Katriel Moses discovered that Urwid used a weak pseudo-random number generator. A local attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. Ubuntu has released a patch under USN-8751-1.

  • Weak PRNG in Urwid discovered by Katriel Moses
  • Local attacker could cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code
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Katriel Moses discovered that Urwid used a weak PRNG. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

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