Mageia: 2019-0322 Critical Python-Numpy Update for Remote Code Execution
mageia
November 14, 2019
Updated python-numpy packages fix security vulnerability: An issue was discovered in NumPy 1.16.0 and earlier
Summary
Updated python-numpy packages fix security vulnerability:
An issue was discovered in NumPy 1.16.0 and earlier. It uses the pickle
Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code via a crafted serialized object, as demonstrated by a numpy.load call
(CVE-2019-6446).
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24356
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3704
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6446
Resolution
SRPMS
- 7/core/python-numpy-1.16.3-1.mga7
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Publication date: 14 Nov 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0322.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-6446
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