python-httplib2 needs to support SNI for OpenSSL 1.1.1

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

[Impact]

 * OpenSSL 1.1.1 performs SNI hostname verification, therefore hostname SSL context option must be set when establishing the connection, otherwise, validation of SNI certificates fail and thus resulting in lack of connectivity.

[Test Case]

 * use python-httplib2 to connect to an SNI tls protected host

[Regression Potential]

 * change is compatible with pythons/openssl versions shipped in bionic-release
 * change is from upstream / tested in debian & disco
 * change improves security, and is compatible with deployed servers out there
 * hosts with certificates not matching their actual hostname will remain invalid/untrusted

[Additional info]
To install python & openssl 1.1.1 on Bionic you may enable and use the below silo, which will then exhibit the enforcement of SNI hostname verification.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/3473
sudo apt-get update

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Hello Dimitri, or anyone else affected,

Accepted python-httplib2 into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-httplib2/0.9.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

import httplib2
h = httplib2.Http(ca_certs='/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt')
h.request("https://www.google.com")[0]['status']
'200'

works with openssl 1.1.1 from the staging ppa, and

python-httplib2:
  Installed: 0.9.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

from bionic-proposed.

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

Regression in autopkgtest for apport (i386): test log is a false negative (apport triggered by python-httplib2)

https://objectstorage.prodstack4-5.canonical.com/v1/AUTH_77e2ada1e7a84929a74ba3b87153c0ac/autopkgtest-bionic/bionic/i386/a/apport/20190402_181336_3284e@/log.gz

has warnings / error as seen in other test runs (apport triggered by apport)

https://objectstorage.prodstack4-5.canonical.com/v1/AUTH_77e2ada1e7a84929a74ba3b87153c0ac/autopkgtest-bionic/bionic/i386/a/apport/20190218_134300_d977e@/log.gz

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package python-httplib2 - 0.9.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

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python-httplib2 (0.9.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * Cherrypick upstream fixes to set SNI hostname in python2 client. LP:
    #1815481

 -- Dimitri John Ledkov <email address hidden> Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:20:12 +1100

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for python-httplib2 has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.