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Gentoo GLSA-202208-19 Low: Aiohttp Open Redirect Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey August 10, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
New open redirect vulnerability found in aiohttp; update to newest version to avert attacks. Learn more!
An open redirect vulnerability has been discovered in aiohttp.

Summary

A bug in aiohttp.web_middlewares.normalize_path_middleware creates an open redirect vulnerability.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo threat low severity open redirect aiohttp

Resolution

All aiohttp users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/aiohttp-3.7.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-21330 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21330 [ 2 ] GHSA-v6wp-4m6f-gcjg

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-19
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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Severity: Low
Title: aiohttp: Open redirect vulnerability
Date: August 10, 2022
Bugs: #772932
ID: 202208-19

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security advisory gentoo threat low severity open redirect aiohttp

Synopsis

An open redirect vulnerability has been discovered in aiohttp.

Background

aiohttp is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-python/aiohttp < 3.7.4 >= 3.7.4

Impact

===== An attacker use this vulnerability to craft a link that, while appearing to be a link to an aiohttp-based website, redirects users to an arbitrary attacker-controlled URL.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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